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A HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL 
GAME OF AMERICA AND IM- 
PORTANT EVENTS CONNECTED 
THEREWITH FROM ITS ORIGIN 
DOWN TO THE PRESENT TIME. 



BY EILWOOD A. ROFF 




CHICAGO 

E. A. ROFF, PRINTER AND PUBLISHER. 
1912 



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CONTENTS 



PAGE 
PART I. - - - 1 

From Origin of the Game to Organization of the 
Professional Association. 

PART II. - - - 23 

From Organization of Professional Association to 
Revolt of the Players. 

PART HI. . - - 85 

From Revolt of the Players to Entry of the 
American League. 

PART IV. - - - 129 

From Entry of the American League to the Pres- 
ent Time. 

APPENDIX - - - 223 

Cummings' Own Story of the Curve Ball — Rec- 
ords and Record Holders. 

SUPPLEMENT - - - 251 

Strike of the Detroit Club Over the Suspension of 
Cobb-— Death of Hiram Waldo. 




READY REFERENCE INDEX. 



ACCIDENTS 

PAGE 

Bennett Crippled by Cars, 1894 107 

ACTORS 

Anson, 1888 76 

Callahan, 1909 188 

Cobb, 1911 219 

Coombs, Bender and Morgan, 1911 219 

Dooin, 1908 175 

Kelly, 1888 : . 79 

Matthewson and Myers, 1910 210 

Tinker, 1908 186 

White, 1909 197 

ASSOCIATIONS 

First, 1858 4 

National Professional Association, 1871 , 22 

American Association, 1881 '. 53 

Union Association, 1883 58 

ATTENDANCE 

Recovery from Brotherhood War, 1893 106 

Largest, 38,281, New York, 1911 217 

BASE BALL 

Origin of, 1825 2 

Bryan's Tribute to, 1907 171 

BALLS 

Manufacture of, 1865 7 

Cork and rubber, 1880 52 

VII. 



VIII. 

BANQUETS 

PAGE 

Return of World Tourists, 1889 80 

Retirement of Conant and Soden, 1906 159 

Farewell to Monte Cross, 1908 176 

BATS 

Square, 1880 52 

Curved, 1890 95 

BATTING 

Beaumont, 6 hits in 6 times up, 1899 125 

Delehanty, 4 homers and a single in 5 times up, 1896 113 

; Lajoie, 8 hits in 8 times at bat, 1910 204 

v Murphy, 5 hits in 5 times at bat, 1910 202 

Wagner, 7 hits in 7 times at bat, 1910 201 

Highest batting average, O'Neill, 1887, .492 73 

Complete list of .400 batters, 1871-1911 241 

BENEFITS 

Crane, Sam, 1909 193 

Davis Day, 1911 212 

Galvin, James, 1892 104 

Holliday, J. W., 1907 .• 166 

Joss, A. , 1911 214 

Pfeffer, Fred, 1897 118 

Young Day, 1908 180 

CATCHING 

Street, Washington Monument feat, 1908 180 

Sullivan, " " " 1910 202 

CHAMPIONSHIPS 

First series, 1858 4 

First world's series, 1884 66 

Pennant Results American Association, 1882-1891 102 

Pennant Results American League, 1900-1911 245 

Pennant Results National League, 1876-1911 246 

CLUBS 

First, Knickerbocker, 1845 2 

First professional, Cincinnati Reds, 1868 11 

DEATHS 

Addy, Robert, 1910 209 

Amole, G., 1912 220 

Angus, S. F., 1908 176 

Brainard, Asa, 1888 79 

Briggs, Herbert. 1911 217 

Brown, Edmund, 1908 185 

Buffington, C. , 1907 168 

BuUas, Sim, 1908 184 

Burke, E., 1907 173 

Burns, T.. 1902 138 

Bushong, Dr. A. J., 1908 " 185 

Byrne, C. H. , 1898 .• 122 

Byrne, J. K., 1910 209 

Carruthers, Robert, 1911 214 

Chadwick, H., 1908 178 

Clark, "Dad, " 1911 217 



IX. 

DEATHS (Continued) 

PAGE 

Clarkson, A., 1911 217 

Clarkson, J. G. , 1909 187 

Connau;?hton, P. , 1908 184 

Corcoran, L. , 1891 lUO 

Decker, G., 1909 197 

Dalehanty, E. J., 1903 148 

Devlin, J. A., 1883 59 

Dolan, H , 1907 161 

Doran, T., 1910 209 

Dorgfan, M. J., 1909 197 

Dovey, G. B., 1909 190 

Do wlin?, Peter, 1905 153 

Doyle, J., 1912 220 

Durham, I. W., 1909 190 

Esper, Charles. 1910 202 

Evans, J., 1907 160 

Ferguson, C. J. , 1888 74 

Flint, Frank, 1892 103 

Fivnn, J., 1907 174 

Fogarty, J., 1891 97 

Foucz. D., 1897 Ii6 

Fuller, B. , 1904 149 

Galvin, J.. 1902 137 

Garvin, Virgil. 1908 184 

Gillespie, P. , 1910 209 

Hassamer, W., 1910 209 

Hastings, W. S., 1907 166 

Hatfield, J., 1909 188 

Hicks, N., 1907. 161 

Hioham. Richard, 1905 152 

Hines, M. P.. 1910 208 

Hollidav, J. W., 1910 2l8 

Hulbert. W. A., 1882 54 

Joss, A C. 1911 • 211 

Kelly, M. J.. 1894 110 

Kennedy, TkI. 1907 172 

Klussman, W., 1907 164 

Knauff, Edward, 1900 130 

Loftus, Thomas J., 1910 199 

Long, Herman, 1909 193 

Lucas, H. v., 1910 207 

Matthews. Robert, 1898 123 

Mercer. W. , 1903 146 

Miller, G. F., 1909 197 

Mills, Everett, 1908 184 

McGann, Dan., 1910 2C8 

Nealon, J. , 1910 209 

Nelson, J., 1910 203 

Nimick, W. A, 1907 160 

O'Neill. J. Palmer, 1908 176 

Parks. W. R., 1911 217 

Pedrce, Richard. 1908 ,. .185 

Pettit. Robert, 1910 209 

Pike, Lipman, 1893 105 

Powers. M. R. . 1909 197 

Pulliam, H. C, 1909 191 



4 



X. 

DEATHS (Concluded) 

PAGE 

Radbourne. Charles, 1897 115 

Radcliffe, John, 1911 217 

Robison, F, Dellaas, 1908 180 

Robison, Stanley, 1911 211 

Rogers, J. 1., 1910 208 

Rowe, J. C, 1911 211 

Sears, M., 1909 197 

Sebring, J. , 1909 196 

Selee, F. G., 1909 197 

Sharsig, VV. , ] 902 137 

Somers, J. A. , 1908 184 

Stahl, C. , 1907 160 

Staley, H. G., 1910 208 

Storke, A. T., 1910 208 

Sutton, E. , 19(»7 163 

Sweasy, C, 1908 178 

Traffley, W., 1908 184 

White, W., 1911 217 

Whitfield, J., 1902 139 

Williamson, E. , 1894 107 

Wright, Harry, 1895 113 

EXPULSIONS 

Louisville Players Convicted of Crookedness, 1877 39 

League Refuses to Remove Blacklist, 1880 " 53 

GAMES 

First on Skates, 1865 7 

First in Switzerland, 1870 15 

First in England, 1874 28 

First Professional 1 to 0, 1875 30 

First No Hit, Mann, Princeton, 1875 233 

First Professional No Hit, Borden, 1875 31 

First No Man to First, Galvin, 1876 232 

First Professional No Man to First, Richmond, 1880 •. 49 

First Under Cover, 1888 79 

First by Electric Light, 1883 190 

Harvard vs. Manchester, 24 innings, to 0, 1877 88 

Fargo vs. Grand Forks, 25 innings, to 0, 1891 97 

Longest National League Game, 20 innings, 1892 240 

Longest American League Game, 24 innings, 1906 157 

Longest College Game, 19 innings, 1907 162 

Longest Game on Record, 30 innings, 1907 ^ .164 

Longest Professional Game, 26 innings, 1909 189 

INTERVIEWS 

Harry Wright on Disbanding of Reds, 1870 19 

Comiskey on the Brotherhood, 1890 92 

Johnson on American League Expansion, ] 901 135 

LEAGUES 

Organization of National, 1876 33 

First Minor, 1877 38 

First Minor in the West, 1879 45 

Twelve Clubs in National, 1892 103 

National Reduces Circuit, 1899 128 

Organization of American, 1900 129 

Organization of National Association of Base Ball Leagues, 1901 132 

Organization of United States, 1911 218 



XI. 

PITCHING 

PAGE 

Origin of Curve, Cammings, 1865 8 

Sweeney Strikes Out Nineteen, 1884 59 

Radbourne 's Great Record, 1884 64 

Glade, American League, Strikes Out Sixteen, 1904 150 

Bomar Wins 20 Out of 22 Games, 1907 168 

Waddell Strikes Out Sixteen, 1909- 179 

Tony Pitches 17 Inning No Hit Game, 1909 188 

Mitchell Strikes Out 20, 1909 191 

List of No Man to First Pitchers •. 232 

List of Major League No Hit Pitchers 233 

List of Minor League No Hit Pitchers 235 

List of Minor League Strike-Out Pitchers 238 

PRIZES AND PRESENTATIONS 

Gold Ball to Athletics, 1868 11 

Williamson Wins Diamond Locket, 1888 78 

Kelly Given a Horse and Wagonette, 1891 96 

Tom Brown Wins Gold Watch, 1891 99 

Dauvray Cup Won by Boston, 1893 106 

Silver Service for President Young, 1896 113 

Trophy Cup to McGinnity, 1900 131 

Medals for Cobb and Wagner, 1907 173 

Wagner Gets Loving Cup, 1907 174 

Gold Watch for Wagner, 1908 178 

Automobiles for Cobb and Lajoie, 1910 205 

Cobb and Schulte Get Automobiles, 1911 218 

Chests of Silver to McAleer and Stahl, 1912 252 

Gold Watch for McRoy, 1912 252 

PUBLICATIONS 

Founding of New York Clipper, 1853 4 

Spalding's Official Guide, 1876 . 34 

Sporting Life, 1883 57 

Reach's Base Ball Guide, 1883 57 

Sporting News, 1886 70 

"Athletic Sports. " 1890 89 

Anson's "A Ball Player's Career," 1900 130 

Rice's "Base Ball Ballads," 1910 210 

Spink's "The National Game," 1910 210 

Spalding's "America's National Game," 1911 .218 

REUNIONS 

Baltimore Orioles, 1907 171 

Old Time Players, 1908 180 

REVOLTS 

Organization of Brotherhood, 1885 69 

National League Recognizes Brotherhood, 1887 72 

Classification Arouses Brotherhood, 1888 78 

Brotherhood Issues Address and Organizes League, 1889 85 

Brooklyn, Cincinnati, Kansas City and Baltimore Desert the Ameri- 
can Association, 1889 89 

Players' League Disbands, 1890 92 

American Association Becomes Outlaw and Later Disbands, 1891. . . .101 

American League Gives Battle to the National, 1901 134 

Peace Pact Signed, 1903 141 

RUNNING 

Circling the Bases, Lobert, 1907, 13 4-5 seconds 242 

Bunt and Run, Thoney, Shaw and Austin, 3 1-5 seconds 242 



XII. 

RULES 

PAGE 

First Code of, 1845 2 

Urst Reserve, 1879 49 

National Agreement Adopted, 1883 57 

SALES 

First on record, 1875 29 

Chicago Gets Boston's Big Four, 1876 34 

Detroit Secures Buffalo's Big Four, 1885 70 

Boston Pays $10,000 for Mike Kelly, 1887 72 

Boston Secures Clarkson for S10,000, 1888 74 

St. Louis Sells Five Players for $22,750, 1888 '. . 74 

Ward Blocks $12,000 Sale, 1889 82 

Offer of $15,000 for Comiskey, 1889 82 

VVaddell Sold to St. Louis, 1908 177 

Dreyfuss Buys O'Toole for $22,500, 1911 214 

TOURS 

First, Nationals. 1867 8 

Red Stockings, 1869. 11 

Lone Stars of New Orleans, 1870 .- 16 

Harvard Players, 1870 17 

Boston- Athletic Trip to England, 1874 29 

Women Players Tour Country, 1879 46 

Hop Bitters Advertising Team, 1879 47 

Bancroft's Cuban Trip, 1880 52 

Around the World Tour. 1888-9 78 

Visit of Australian Ball Players, 1897 117 

Reach's AU-Ameri. ans Cross Pacific, 1908 249 

University of Wisconsin Team Goes to Japan, 1909 193 

Detroits Make a Trip to Cuba, 1909 196 

Athletics and All Stars, 1909 197 

Oriental Tour by University of Chicago, 1910 209 

Athletics and Detroits Go to Cuba, 1910 209 

Philadelphia and New York Teams in Cuba, 1911 249 

THROWING 

Hatfield, 400 feet, 7^^ inches,. 1 872 9 

LeJeune, 426 feet, 6 '4 inches, 1910 205 

TRADES 

New York-Boston Deal, 1907 174 

Kling Secured by Boston 1911 212 

Cole and Hofman for Leifield and Leach, 1912 252 

St. Louis Trades Pelty, 1912 252 

St. Louis Trades George to Cleveland for Stovall, 1911 219 

Washington Disposes of Catcher Street to New York, 1911 219 

Pittsburg Secures Mike Donlin frcm. Boston, 1911 219 

TRIPLE PLAYS (Unassi^ed) 
Hines, '78; O'Hagan, '02; Schafly, '04; Murch, '06; Ball, "09; Car- 
lisle, '11; Calvert, '11.. 243 

UMPIRES 
First Staff Appointed, 1878 45 



A FEW WORDS BY THE COMPILER. 



To Base Ball Lovers Everywhere: 

Within the covers of this small vol- 
ume---puhlication or which was originally set 
for a date several years in the past--the 
compiler presents for your consideration 
a history of the National Game from the 
viewpoint of one who has watched its progress 
and enjoyed its exciting contests for a 
period of more than forty years. 

In order to individualize as much as 
possible the task before him, to be 
free to treat in his own way the different 
subjects touched upon and to arrange to suit 
himself the various other details connected 
therewith, he purchased a small printing 
office, set up the book alone by hand, read 
the proof and worked off the entire edition 
on a 10x15 Gordon press. As might be ex- 
pected, sandwiching the book between Jobs of 
an average one-man shop was not productive 
of speed of the Twentieth Century variety so 
the delay mentioned in the opening para- 
graph was the result. 

While it is not the intention to have 
facts above referred to construed as 
intimating in the least that the work is 

XIII. 



XIV. 

any better on that account than books of 
this nature which have preceded it, or for 
that matter even as meritorious, it was con- 
sidered a little out of the ordinary and 
of sufficient interest to mention in 
this connection. 

Aside, however, from a desire to present 
in a manner as original as possible his 
ideas of what a base ball history should be, 
the writer had in view two objects. First, 
the preparation of a volume through the me- 
diumship of which the younger generation 
may become better acquainted with their 
favorite sport; second, to compile the lead- 
ing events connected with the game in 
such form as will serve to interest those 
older in the pastime in a reminiscent way, 
or as a reference work to which they 
may go when memory is at fault concerning 
base ball matters of the days gone by. 

To what extent his effort has been 
successful is not for him to say. It may 
be stated, however, that care has been 
taken to cover the field as fully as 
possible and it is believed no import- 
ant event has been overlooked in this re- 
spect. Old subject matter has been 
clothed in new garb and a great variety of 
other topics introduced that never have 
appeared before in a similar publication, 
but as these will be readily observed by the 
reader as he turns the different pages 
it is not deemed necessary to allude to them 
at greater length at this particular time. 

In conclusion, it is hoped the game 
will show the same progressive spirit 



XV. 

in the future that has marked its career 
in the past, while for those who are behind 
it with their wealth, the players who 
demonstrate it to be the greatest of out- 
door recreations, the umpire who pre- 
serves its dignity, and the fan who makes 
all possible by swelling the box office 
revenues, he can find no better sentiment 
than the expression of old Rip of the 
Catskill twenty-year slumber legend: 
'*May you all live long and prosper,'* 





ASE HALL 



AND 




ASE Be ALL PLAYERS 



PART I . 



FROM ORIGIN OF 



GAME TO FIRST PROFESSIONAL 
ASSOCIATION 




ROM the most reliable information bearing upon the 
subject that can be obtained it is safe to assume that 

what finally developed into what is known as the ''National 
Game" was first played as early as 1825. While the earlier 
contests bore only little resemblance to the scientific exhibi- 
tions witnessed so often at the present day, they served 
their purpose and paved the way for greater possibilities in 
the days to come, the result being the establishment of an 
athletic sport that in all the history of the world never has 
been surpassed in the intense degree of its popularity or the 
firmness of its hold upon the affections of an enlightened 
people. 

That the pioneers in the base ball field builded even 
better than they knew is evidenced by the crowds that at- 
tend the contests nowadays and the fact that there is scarce- 



1825 



2 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

ly a town of any considerable size in Uncle Sam's domains 
where the game is not played. 

While the American origin of the game is conceded, 
there is some dispute as to who conceived first the idea of 
an elaboration of the pastime. The New York Clipper, gen- 
erally accepted as authority on sporting subjects — especially 
so with reference to the earlier history of base ball — gives 
this credit to Alexander J. Cartwright, who, it claims, also 
formed the first club and furnished the rules for playing 
the initial contest. A committee appointed in 1905, as the 
18 39 result of a discussion between A. G. Spalding and Henry 
Chadwick, investigated the subject and declared that the 
first scheme for placing the g:ame on a higher plane was the 
work of Abner Doubleday and was launched at Cooperstown, 
N. Y., in 1839. This committee was composed of A. G. 
Mills, Morgan G. Bulkeley, N. E. Young, A. J. Reach and 
George Wright, and the report of its finding appeared in 
Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide for 1908. James E. 
Sullivan was secretary of the committee. 

ORGANIZATION OF THE FIRST CLUB 

The first regularly organized club was the Knicker- 
bockers of New York City. This was in 1845. At this time 
also the first code of playing rules was adopted, and soon 
thereafter grounds were secured at Hoboken, N. J., where 
the first match game was played on June 19, 1846. In this 
contest the Knickerbockers lost to an unorganized nine, 
but they remained in the field and until 1851 had things 
1 Q 4 5 their own way so far as an associated nine was concerned. 
In that year, however, new clubs began to make their ap- 
pearance, and in a short time the list had been increased by 
the addition of the Gothams, Eagles, Empires and Mutuals, 
who played at Hoboken; the Unions of Morrisania, the 
Baltics of Harlem and the Atlantics, Putnams, Excelsiors 
and Eckfords of Brooklyn. Rivalry then became keen. 

FIRST CODE OF RULES 

The first code of rules, referred to in the preceding 
paragraph, was adopted by the Knickerbocker Club on Sept. 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 3 

23, 1845. The regulations, interesting as a matter of his- 
tory, are as follows: 

The bases shall be from "home" to second base, 
42 paces; from first to third base, 42 paces, equi- 
distant. 

The game to consist of 21 counts or aces, but at 
the conclusion an equal number of hands must be 
played. 

The ball must be pitched and not thrown for the 
bat. 

A ball knocked outside the r^^nge of first or third 
base is foul . 

Three balls beins: struck at and missed, and the 
last one caught, is a hand out; if not caught is con- 
sidered fair and the striker bound to run. 

A ball being struck or tipped, and caught either 
flying or on the first bound, is a hand out. 

A player running the bases shall be out if the 
ball is in the hands of an adversary on the base, as 
the runner is touched by it before he makes his base, 18 45 

it being understood, however, that in no instance 
is a ball to be thrown at him. 

A player running who shall prevent an adversary 
from catching or getting the ball before making 
his base is a hand out. 

If two hands are already out a player running 
home at the time a ball is struck cannot make an 
ace if the striker is caught out. 

Three hands out, all out. 

Players must take their strike in regular turn. 

No ace or base can be made on a foul strike. 

A runner cannot be put out in making one base 
when a balk is made by the pitcher. 

Bu.t one base allowed when the ball bounds out of 
the field when struck. 

EARLY PRESS NOTICES 

The first newspaper: notice concerning base ball ap- 
peared in the New York Mercury of May 1, 1853. The first 1853 
report of a game was published in the same paper about a 
month later. It was as follows: 

BASE BALL— The Gotham and Knickerbocker 
clubs played a match game on the grounds of the 
latter at Hoboken on the 5th inst. The Knicker- 



4 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

bockers won. Gothams, 18 outs, 12 runs; Knicker- 
bockers, 18 outs, 21 runs -21 runs constituting a 
game. 

FOUNDING OF THE NEW YORK CLIPPER 

The New York Clipper was founded by the late Frank 
Queen in 1853. Originally the Clipper included sporting 
affairs in connection with its dramatic review, but several 
years ago that feature was discontinued. Mr. Queen, 
18 53 through his paper and by means of prizes offered to those 
who excelled in the different positions of the game, did 
much to awaken interest in base ball, and nearly all of the 
facts concerning the earlier history of the pastime, used so 
extensively by sporting historians, were collected and ar- 
ranged by the able corps of writers constituting his editor- 
ial staff. 

FIRST ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED 

On Jan, 22, 1857, a convention was held in the city 
of New York at which a set of regulations was adopted 
for the government of the game, and on March 10, 1858, 
the organization effected the previous year developed into 
the National Association of Base Ball Players. Yearly 
18 58 meetings were provided for that the rules might be revised 
as the exigencies of the situation demanded. At this time 
the number of clubs in the association was twenty-four. 
In 1866 the number had increased to 202, with delegates 
present at the annual meeting from many more similar or- 
ganizations. 

PIONEER CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES 

The first battle for the championship occurred in 1858 
between a selected team from the Knickerbockers, Eagles, 
Gothams and Empires, representing New York, and a 
picked nine from the Atlantics, Excelsiors, Putnams and 
1Q5Q Eckfords, acting for the city of Brooklyn. The arrange- 
ments provided for three games. New York won the first 
and third, 22-18 and 29-18, and Brooklyn took the second, 
29-8. In 1861 a second match was played between these 
cities for a silver ball offered by the New York Clipper. The 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



game was won by Brooklyn by a score of 18 to 6. 
airy between the teams was intense. 



Thariv- 



LARGEST SCORES ON RECORD 

The greatest number of runs in a single inning be- 
tween clubs of recognized ability is 26, made by the Atlan- 
tics of Brooklyn in a -game with the New York Mutuals on 
Oct. 16, 1861. 

The largest number of runs ever made in a single 
game was on June 6, 1869, in a match between the Niagara 
club of Buffalo and the Columbias of the same city. The 
Niagaras won by a score of 209 to 10. 

On May 13, 1870, the Chicago team defeated the Bluff 
Citys of Memphis, 157 to L The score follows: 



1861 



CHICAGO 



Craver, c 

McAtee, lb. . 
Woods, 2b. . . 
Meyerle, 3b. 
Treacy, If. . . 
Cutnbert, rf. 
Pinkham, p.. 

King, cf 

Hodes, ss... 



Totals. 



BLUFF CITY 



Levy, c 

Burke, lb. . . 
Winters, 2b, 
Watson, 3b. , 

Raff, If 

Motley, rf. . , 
Reynolds, p 
Garvin, cf . . . 
Dukes, ss... 



Totals. 




SCORE BY INNINGS 

Chicago 7 27 14 1 25 34 16 33—157 

Bluff City 100000 0-1 

The Forest Citys ot Cleveland in five innings of a 



6 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

game played a few days after the Chicago-Memphis contest 
made 132 runs to 1 by their opponents. 

The Atlantics of Brooklyn defeated the Athletics of 
Philadelphia by a score of 51 to 48 on July 5, 1869. This is 
the largest professional score known. In 1865-6 the Ath- 
letics participated in a number of contests in which their 
scores were all the way from 101 to 162. 

While games of such one-sided character are not wit- 
nessed nowadays, double figure scores are not uncommon. 
Some of the more notable large-score games of recent years 
follow: 

1892 — Cleveland, 15; Chicago, 0. Cy. Young pitched 
for Cleveland and Hutchinson for Chicago. 

1895 — Lansing (Mich.), 41; Jackson, 8. Lansing got 
37 hits to 6 for Jackson and scored twelve runs in the 
first inning and fourteen in the eighth. 

1896— St. Paul, 41; Minneapolis, 8. Seventeen tallies 
were made by St. Paul in the first inning. Glasscock made 
eight hits. 

1898-New York, 20; Washington, 6. Chicago, 20; 
Baltimore, 0, seven innings. Boston, 24; Louisville, 4. 

1899— Louisville, 25; Washington, 4. 

1900— Philadelphia, 19; Boston, 17. In this game 
Boston secured nine tallies in the ninth inning, causing a 
tie, but lost the contest in the tenth. 

1901 — Brooklyn, 15; Cincinnati, 6. 

1903— New York, 20; Brooklyn, 2. 

1906— American League: B^tbn, 19; Washington, 2. 
Washington, 17; Boston, 3. N^w York, 20; Washington, 
0. National League: Chicago, 19; New York, 0; Cincin- 
nati, 12; St. Louis, 0. 

1907 — American League: Chicago, 15; New York, 0. 
Boston, 14; Cleveland, 1. Chicago, 16; Washington, 2. 
Washington, 16; New York, 5. National League: Pitts- 
burg, 20; New York, 5. 

1908— American League: Detroit, 18; Washington, 1. 
Detroit, 21; Athletics, 2. Cleveland, 16; New York,' 1. 
Chicago, 12; New York, 0. National League: New York, 



/ 

BASE BALL AND BA^ BALL PLAYERS. 7 

14; Philadelphia, 2. Chicago, 14; Boston, 0. Boston, 14; 
Philadelphia, 5. 

1909— American League: Detroit, 10; Chicago, 2. De- 
troit, 11; New York, 4. New York, 17; Washington, 0. 

1910 — American League: Washington, 12; Boston, 4. 
Boston, 17; Cleveland, 5. New York, 19; St. Louis, 2. 
Philadelphia, 18; Cleveland, 3. National League: Philadel- 
phia, 18; Pittsburg, 0. Philadelphia, 12; Brooklyn, 0. Bos- 
ton, 20; Philadelphia, 7. 

1911 — American League: Chicago, 20; Washington, 
6. Philadelphia, 17; St. Louis, 13. Cleveland, 20; New 
York, 9. National League: Philadelphia, 21; Cincinnati, 5. 
Cincinnati, 26; Boston, 3. 

1912— Cincinnati, 10; Chicago, 6. Columbus, 11; Kan- 
sas City, 4. 

LONGEST AND SHORTEST GAMES 

In a game played on July 30, 1862, the Unions of 
Morrisania and the Eckfords took four hours to secure 
twelve runs, while in 1868 two clubs at Carrollton, Ky., i8 62 
struggled from 10 o'clock in the morning until 6 in the even- 
ing and only finished seven innings. 

Forty-seven minutes were used by Dayton and Iron- 
ton clubs in playing a nine inning game on Sept. 19, 1884. 

Atlanta and Shreveport finished a full game in forty- 
four minutes in September, 1904. This was the record. 

MANUFACTURE OF BASE BALLS 

With the closing, of the civil war the game grew in 
favor with the people. Clubs began to spring up all over 
the country. As a result there was an increased demand for 
balls, which up to this time had not been constructed as 
scientifically as desired, and to meet this demand a small lees 
factory was started in 1865 and thrived so well that in a 
short time others were established and soon the manufac- 
ture of base balls became an important industry. Harvey 
Ross, John Van Horn and E. L, Horsman, all of the me- 
tropolis, were among the pioneer ball makers. 

BASE BALL ON SKATES 

The first game of base ball on skates was played at 



8 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

Hoboken, N. J., Jan. 16, 1865. The contesting clubs were 
the Atlantics and the Gothams and the latter team was win- 
ner by 39 to 19. A large crowd saw the battle for suprem- 
acy between these riyal organizations. A number of games 
on ice followed this initial performance, but the sport in this 
form never became popular. 

CUMMINGS INTRODUCES CURVE PITCHING 

The first curve ball was pitched by William A. Cum- 
mings in 1865, but it was not until two years later, in a 
18 65 game between the Excelsior and Harvard teams on Jarvis 
field, that the new style of delivery was recognized. Mr. 
Cummings' own story of his invention, written especially 
for this book, will be found in the Appendix to this volume. 

What is known as the "spit'' ball has been used with 
much success since 1903. There are several claimants to 
the honor of being its originator. 

FIRST EXTENDED TOUR OF BALL PLAYERS 

On July 11, 1867, the National Base Ball Club of 
Washington, D, C, started on a tour of the west and be- 
fore returning played ten games with the best teams to be 
found at that time and won nine. This was the first ex- 
tended trip of a base ball organization. The Nationals 
were employes of the Treasury office and the expense of 
the journey, amounting to nearly $3,000, was borne by the 
club, no admission fee being charged to any of the con- 
tests. Games were played at Columbus, Cincinnati, Louis- 
18 67 ville, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Chicago and other points, and 
all of the local teanis were defeated except the Forest City 
nine of Rockford, 111., which won a game played at Chica- 
go by a score of 29 to 23. 

The Excelsiors of Chicago, claiming to be champions 
of the west, were beaten by the Nationals 49 to 4, and the 
St. Louis Unions fell before the mighty Williams and his 
associates by a score of 113 to 26. The Westerns of Indi- 
anapolis fared but little better, being beaten 106 to 21. 
Williams, the pitcher for the National team, was one of 
the swiftest and most versatile of the ol(i-time hurlers, 






BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 9 

and during his career many stories were in circulation re- 
jgarding his prowess. 



FOREST CITYS 



Addy, 2b 

King, c 

Stearns, lb. . . . 
Spalding-, p . . . 
Barker, ct. ... 
Wheeler, If.... 
Buckman, 3b. . 
Lightheart, rf. 
Barnes, ss . . . . 



Totals. 



NATIONALS 



Parker, If . . . . 
Williams, p. . 
Wright, 2b... 

Fox, 3b 

Studley, rf... 
Fletcher, lb. . 
Smith, cf . . . . 
Berthrong. c, 
Norton, ss. . . . 



Total?. 



O. 

2 
2 
3 
3 
2 
3 
5 
6 
1 



27 



O. 



3 
4 
2 
3 
2 
2 
3 
3 
5 

27 



R. 




\ 



29 



1867 



R. 



1 
3 
3 
3 
4 
2 
3 
3 
1 

23 




SCORE BY INNINGS 
Forest Citys 2 8 5 018014 



Nationals 3 5 3 7 3 

SUMMARY 

Fly catches— Forest Citys, 4; Nationals, 12. 
Out on fouls — Forest Citys, 9; Nationals, 3. 
Umpire— Dietrich of Bloomington. 
Scorers— Burns and Munson. 



29 
2-23 



HATFIELD MAKES THROWING RECORD 

At Cincinnati in July, 1868, John Hatfield made the 
first attempt to establish a record for long distance throw- 
ing. He threw a base ball six times, his best effort being 
on the third trial, when 132 yards was measured. At a 
base ball tournament held at Brooklyn in October, 1872, 
Hatfield carried off the honors with a throw of 133 yards. 



1868 



1868 



10 BASE BALL AND. BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

1 foot, 7i inches, which stood for many years. Others 
who made throws at that time were: Leonard, 119 yards, 1 
foot, 10 inches; George Wright, 117 yards, 1 foot, 1 inch; 
Boyd, 115 yards, 1 foot, 6 inches; Fisler, 112 yards, 6 inch- 
es; Anson, 110 yards, 6 inches. 

On Sept. 9, 1882, E. N. WilHamson, in a throw for 
the record, cleared 132 yards, 1 foot. 

Edward Crane of Boston claimed to have thrown a 
ball 139 yards in July, 1881, and Hans Wagner, then playing 
with Louisville, is said to have beaten Hatfield's record by 
three feet and one-half inch at a contest in the Kentucky 
city for the benefit of the Louisville club in 1898. Neither 
of these performances is properly attested and they do not 
count as records. 

THE DAWNING OF PROFESSIONALISM 

When the National Association of Base Ball Players 
assembled for its annual session in 1868 it had to deal with 
a serious state of affairs. For ten years it had ministered 
to the wants and guarded the interests of the amateur to 
the best of its ability, and up to within a year or two of the 
gathering of the convention just referred to had encoun- 
tered little if any opposition in the administration of its 
official duties. About that time, however, a strong tendency 
toward professionalism was noticed. Rivalry between the 
various clubs had grown to such an extent that every effort 
was made to strengthen individual teams, and, when it 
could not be done in any other way, salaries were paid in 
spite of the known illegality of such action. Efforts to put 
a stop to the practice failed. 

So the Association determined to take prompt action 
in the matter. The meeting was a lively one. The sub- 
ject was discussed at great length and it w^as finally de- 
cided to divide the players into two classes, amateur and 
professional. Action to this effect was taken and the con- 
vention adjourned with the firm conviction that it had set- 
tled the difficulty for all time to come. To what extent it 
succeeded events which will be referred to later on in this 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 11- 

f volume will determine. 

\ GOLD BALL AS A PRIZE TO PLAYERS 

In 1868 the Athletics won the championship and re- 
jceived as a prize for their efforts a gold ball offered by the 
vNew York Clipper. Medals for individual excellence also 
(were given by the proprietor of that paper and these were 
won as follows: McBride, pitcher, Athletics; Radcliff, catch- 
er, Athletics; Fisler, first base, Athletics; Reach, second 
base. Athletics; George Wright, short stop. Unions of Mor- 
risania; Sensenderfer, center field, Athletics; Waterman, 
third base, Cincinnatis: Hatfield, left field, Cincinnatis; 
Johnson, right field, Cincinnatis. 

FIRST PROFESSIONAL CLUB 

The first professional base ball club was the Cincinnati 
Red Stockings, organized by Harry Wright in 1868. It was 
composed of the following players: 



Douglass Allison .c 

Asa Brainard p 

Charles Gculd lb 

C. J. Sweasy 2b 

Waterman 3b 



1868 



Harry Wright cf 

George Wright ss 

A. J. Leonard If 

C. A. McVey rf 

Hurley sub. 

The salary li&t of this organization footed $9,400, and 
of this sum the Wrights received $3,600. The highest paid 
to any of the other players was $800. 

RECORD BREAKING TOUR OF RED STOCKINGS 

In 1869 Harry Wright took his team of ball players 
for a tour of the country and accomplished the wonderful 
feat of winning fifty-six games and losing none. One tie 
game was played. AU of the best teams in the east and 
west were met and a total of 2,389 runs scored to 574 for i8 69 
the opposing nines. The remarkable success of the touring 
ball tossers spread to all parts of the country and large 
crowds assembled to witness the contests. Cards about the 
size of the present postal, containing a picture of the team, 
found a ready sale. In the trip through the east a game 
with the New York Mutuals is especially worthy of men- 
tion on account of the score, 4 to 2, not alone close but also 



V 



12 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



phenomenally low for that period of the game. It is given 
in full below: 



1869 



RED STOCKINGS 



O. 



R. 



B. T. 



G. Wright, ss. 

Gould, lb 

Waterman, 3b. 

Allison, c 

H. Wright, cf 
Leonard, If . . . . 
Brainard, p... 
Sweasy, 2b. . . . 
McVey, rf 

Totals 



4 


1 


1 


4 








2 


1 





2 





2 


4 








3 








3 


1 





2 


1 


2 


3 

27 





1 


4 


6 



2 


2 



4 
2 

10 



MUTUALS 



C. Hunt, If.. 
Hatfield, 2b.. 
E. Mills, lb.. 
R. Hunt, cf.. 
Swandell, 3b. 
C. Mills, c... 
Eggler, ss. . . . 
Woiters, p. . . 
McMahon, rf, 

Totals . . . . 



0. 


R. 


4 





4 





2 





2 


1 


2 





4 





3 





3 





3 


1 


27 


2 



B. 



SCORE BY INNINGS. 

Red Stockings 1 1 2—4 

Mutuals 1 1-2 

SUMMARY 

Fly catches — Red Stockings: G. Wright, Alli- 
son 2, Sweasy, McVey; total, 5. Mutuals: C. 
Hunt, Hatfield 4, E. Mills, R. Hunt 5, Swandell 2, 
E. Mills 2, Eggler, Woiters; total 17. 

Foul bound catches — Red Stockings: Allison. 
Mutuals: C. Mills 3, C. Hunt; total 4. 

Umpire — Walker. 

Scorers — McCarthy and Hurley. 

Time of game — 2:00. 

Of the western teams the Forest Citys of Rockford 
gave the visitors a bad scare. Three games were' ^]ayed 
—one of them at Rockford, one at Cincinnati and the 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 13 

third in Chicago. The first was won by Harry Wright's 
men by 34 to 13, the second was in favor of the Rockford 
boys up to the last half of the ninth inning, when the Reds 
got three men across the plate and won by 15 to 14, and the 
last resulted in a victory for Cincinnati by a score of 53 to 
32. The Reds made 19 runs in the sixth inning of the con- 
cluding contest. 

ORGANIZATION OF CHICAGO WHITE STOCKINGS 

In 1870 the Chicago White Stockings made their ap- 
pearance in the arena of professional base ball. According 
to eastern newspapers of that period the express purpose 
of organizing the nine was to humble the Cincinnati Red 
Stockings, who had created so much of a sensation the year 
before. The club was launched at a total cost of $20,000. 
The team made a trip south before the regular season 
opened, defeating every nine it met, and on their return 
home the boys were given a great reception and soon there- 
after started on a tour of the east. The first game played i e 7 o 
was on July 5 with the Atlantics of Brooklyn. A great 
crowd turned out to seethe contest, which, much to the sur- 
prise of all concerned, resulted in an easy victory for the 
home team, the score being 30 to 20. The fans of the west- 
ern city were stunned by the defeat. Finally, an explana- 
tion for the distressing occurrence was found in the fact 
that a different kind of ball from that with which the Chi- 
cagos had been accustomed to playing was used on this par- 
ticular occasion. Therefore wrath was smothered for the 
time being. However, when the New York Mutuals, a few 
days later, repeated the performance of the Atlantics, de- 
feating the white-hosed athletes 13 to 4, the storm broke 
afresh. Ridicule and invective were worked overtime. It 
was a field day for humorists, and the ''funny man'' of the 
Cleveland Herald remarked that ''The Chicago White Stock- 
ings were sired by Tom Foley in the winter of 1869 and 
d — d by everybody in the summer of 1870." 

Later in the season, when the Chicagos met and de- 
feated the Cincinnatis, the fulsome flattery following the 



I 



14 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

victory was as marked as had been the abuse in the other 
cases. The record for the season's play showed the White 
Stockings won 62 games and lost 7. 

Score of White Stockings- Atlantics game: 



1870 



WHITE STOCKINGS 



King, lb.... 
Hodes, ss. . . 
Wood, 2b. . . . 
Cuthbert, rf . 
Flynn, If.... 
Treacy, cf . . . 
Meyerle, 3b. 

Graver, c 

Pinkham, p. , 



Totals , 



ATLANTIGS 



Pearce, c 

Smith, 3b.... 

Start, lb 

Chapman, If . , 
Ferguson, ss. 
Zettlein, p... 

Hall, cf 

Pike, 2b, 



O 



R. 



3 
4 
3 
4 
5 
2 
2 
2 
2 

27 



McDonald, rf 4 



Totals. 



0. 



27 



1 
2 
3 
2 

4 
3 
3 
2 

20 



R. 



B. 



2 
1 
2 
2 
1 
2 
3 
2 
2 

17 



B. 



5 
3 
4 
5 
5 
3 
2 
2 
1 

30 



T. 



5 
3 
2 
3 
1 
8 
6 
4 
6 

38 



T. 



6 i 17 



4 
3 
3 


33 



47 



SCORE BY INNINGS 

White Stockings 1 3 1 6 15 3-20 

Atlantics,... 5 5 6 3 2 5 2 2—30 

SUMMARY 

Home runs— Ferguson 3, Treacy 2, Meyerle and 
Pinkham. 

Umpire— Grumm. 

Scorers — Thatcher and Smith. 

Time— 2:35. 



ORIGIN OF "CHICAGO" AS SHUT OUT TERM 

In July, 1870, the Mutuals of New York made a trip 
west and on the 23d of that month defeated the Chicago 
White Stockings 9 to 0. The game was played at Dexter 
Park. On the return of the Mutuals it was stated that they 



i BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 15 

^ad ''Chicagoed the Chicagos/' and for years thereafter the 
^rm was used almost exclusively in describing a shut-out 
contest. A Cleveland artist brought out a cartoon in which 
a solemn looking goose, with white stockings, stood gazing 
at a nest labelled "Dexter Park," in which nine eggs re- 
posed. The whole was artistically whitewashed. The car- 
toon had widespread circulation. Score of game: 



MUTUALS 



O. R. B. T. 



Hatfield, ss. 
Eggler, cf. . . 
Patterson, If 
Nelson, 3b.. 
E. Mills, lb. 
Martin, rf.. 
C. Mills, c. 
Wolters, p. . 
Swandell, 2b 

Totals... 



WHITE STOCKINGS 



McAtee, lb. 
Hodes, ss . , . 
Wood, 2b.... 
Cuthbert, c. 

Flynn, cf 

Treacy, If . . . 
M eyerie, 3b. 
Graver, rf . . 
Burns, p 



Totals. 



4 


1 


1 


3 


3 


1 


4 


1 


1 


1 


1 


2 


4 








3 








4 








1 


2 


2 


3 


1 


1 


27 


9 


8 



0. 


R. 


i 
B. 


4 








3 








2 








3 





1 


2 





1 


4 








3 





1 


3 








3 








27 





3 



10 



SGORE BY INNINGS 

Mutuals 1 3 3 2-9 

White Stockings 0—0 

SUMMARY 

Umpire — Bouse . 

Scorers — Thatcher and Dongan. 

Time -2:10. 



1870 



PIONEER GAME IN SWITZERLAND 

A game of base ball was played in Zurich, Switzer- 



16 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



land, in 1870 between an All Swiss team and foreigners liv- 
ing in the city. The foreigners were unable to secure more 
than eight men, but won the contest. The score: i 



1870 



FOREIGNERS 



Brentano, p 

Bethlen, lb 

Brettlaner, ss. . 
Gonsirouski, 2b. 

Fischer, 3b 

Fritz, c 

Miller, If 

Schoch, rf 



Totals, 



ALL SWISS 



Schroeter, c 

L. Bodenehr, 3b, 
Reinacher, 2b . . . 

Wyss, p 

Godecker, rf . . . . 

Escher, cf 

E. Bodenehr, ss 
Hoffman, lb. . . . 
Wanner, If 



O. 



27 



Totals. 



O. 



3 
3 
3 

4 
3 
3 
3 
1 
4 

27 



R. 



20 



R. 



3 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
3 
1 

19 



SCOYiE BY INNINGS 
Foreigners 1 2 5 1 1 



All Swiss 8 9 



3 3 4—20 
11 0-19 



SUMMARY 



Umpire— Forbes . 
Time— 2:15. 



NEW ORLEANS CLUB ON TRIP NORTH 

In the summer of 1870 the Lone Star Club of New 
Orleans made a trip north and met a number of amateur 
and professional teams. Among the cities visited were 
Memphis, St. Louis, Springfield, 111., Chicago and Rockford. 
The tour was fairly successful, the crowds turning out to 
witness the contests being of goodly proportions and dis- 
posed to give the visiting players the full measure of credit 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



17 



due them. The worst defeat sustained by the southerners 
was at Chicago on Aug. 4, when they were beaten by the 
White Stockings 42 to 8. The score of this contest, which 
follows, gives further details: 



WHITE STOCKINGS 



LONE STARS 



Johnson, 2b... 
Schwartz, lb . . 

Condon, p 

Waterman, ss. 

Scott, If 

Carson, cf 

Thebault, c 

Tracy, rf 

Mahen, 3b 



Totals. 



O. 



R. 



B. 



McAtee, lb. 
Wood, 2b.... 
Cuthbert, cf. 
Flynn, 3b.., 
Treacy, If . . 
Meyerle, p. 
C raver, c . . . 

Keerl, ss 

Burns, rf 

Totals. . . 



27 



42 



34 



0. 



R. !B. 



4 

11 

6 

4 

4 
6 
4 

7 
5 



51 



T. 



4 




2 


4 







4 







2 







2 




3 


3 




1 


3 







1 


3 


1 


4 





1 


27 


8 


8 



10 



SCORE BY INNINGS. 

White Stockings. ...18 10 6 2 5 3 7—42 
Lone Stars 3 1010000 3—8 



1870 



HARVARD PLAYERS ON A TOUR 

The Harvard base ball team made a tour of the prin- 
cipal cities of the United States in 1870 and played twenty- 
five games with the best clubs in the field at that period. Of 
this number the college boys won twenty. It was the first 
trip of a ball team representing an educational institution, 
and naturally interest was at a high point, the crowds pres- 



1870 



18 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

ent being large and more than ordinarily enthusiastic, 
complete schedule of games played follows: 



The 



DATE 



July 4. 

" 5. 

*' 7. 

" 8. 

'' 11. 

'' 12. 

'* 13. 

'' 14. 

" 15. 

" 16. 

" 18. 

** 20. 

'' 22. 

" 26. 

♦* 27. 

" 28. 

** 30. 
Aug. 3. 

'* 4. 

" 5. 

" 6. 

'* 8. 

" 10. 

" 11. 

" 12. 



OPPONENTS 



Yale 

Rose Hill 

Haymakers 

Utica 

Eckfords, Syracuse 

Ontarios, Oswego 

Niagaras, Buffalo 

Niagaras, Lockport 

Forest Citys, Cleveland.. 
Forest Citys, Cleveland- . . 
Red Stockings, Cincinnati 

Mutuals, New York 

Eagles, Louisville 

Chicago 

Cream Citys, Milwaukee. 

Amateurs, Chicago 

Indianapolis 

Olympics, Washington 

Nationals, Washington.... 

Marylands, Baltimore 

Pastimes, Baltimore 

Intrepids. Philadelphia . . . 
Athletics, Philadelphia . . . . 

Stars, Brooklyn 

Atlantics, Brooklyn 



oi 




< 


P4 


ffi 


O 


24 


22 


17 


2 


9 





31 


23 


30 


7 


33 


6 


28 


14 


62 


4 


9 


14 


15 


7 


17 


20 


15 


22 


57 


14 


11 


6 


41 


15 


45 


11 


45 


9 


9 





39 


13 


44 


11 


30 


11 


33 


11 


9 


27 


12 


6 


4 


13 



DEFEAT OF RED STOCKI NGS — D 1 S B A N D LATER 

In 1870 occurred the defeat of the Cincinnati team, 
after having won 108 straight contests. Several clubs made 
the Reds bow in submission, the Atlantics being the first 
to accomplish the hitherto impossible feat. They won an 
eleven inning contest by a score of 8 to 7, after Capt. Harry 
Wright had rejected a proposal of Capt. Ferguson to call 
the game a draw at the end of the ninth inning. Believing 
a draw would be agreed to, the Atlantics had gone to their 
club house, the umpire started home and the spectators were 
dispersing. Players and arbiter were notified and the game 
resumed. George Wright, according to the scribes of that 
day, perpetrated a ''sharp trick" by dropping a fly ball in 
order to make a double play. The game was played on 
June 14. Crowds watched the bulletins in Cincinnati. 

At the close of the season the Cincinnati team dis- 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 19 

banded, the action of the officials being somewhat of a sur- 
prise. Score of the Reds' first defeat: 



ATLANTICS 



RED STOCKINGS 



G. Wright, ss, 

Gould, lb 

Waterman, 3b. 

Allison, c 

H. Wright, cf. 
Leonard, If . . . . 
Brainard, p. . . 
Sweasy, 2b. . . 
McVey rf 



Totals. 



Pearce, ss . . . 
Smith, 3b.... 

Start, lb 

Chapman, If. 
Ferguson, c . , 
Zettlein, p.. 

Hall, cf 

Pike, 2b 

McDonald, rf 

Totals... 



0. 



R. ! B. 



0. 


R. 


B. 


o 


2 


2 


3 


2 


2 


3 


3 


3 


4 








3 


1 


2 


5 





1 


4 








4 





1 


4 





2 


33 


8 


13 



17 



2 


2 


2 


6 








4 





2 


2 


1 


2 


4 





1 


5 








3 


2 


2 


2 


2 


2 


5 








33 


7 


11 



12 



SCORE BY INNINGS. 

Atlantics .0 2 2 1 3—8 

Red Stockings... 2 010002000 2—7 
SUMMARY 

Double plays — Atlantics, 3; Red Stockings, 4. 

Fly catches — Atlantics, 19; Red Stockings, 15. 

Passed balls — Ferguson. 

First base on errors — Atlantics, 4; Red Stockings, 5. 

Scorers — Atwater and Rives. 

Time— 2:30. 



1870 



HARRY WRIGHT ON DISBANDING OF REDS 

In connection with the disbanding of the Red Stock- 
ings, Harry Wright was interviewed as follows: 

' 'What do the Red Stockings propose for next season ?^ ' 
"I hear Brainard, Sweasy and Waterman will leave 



20 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

for Washington, D. C, where a new club is to be formed. 
They seem anxious there to secure as many of our old nine 
as possible and offered George $3,000 for next year." 

''When did you first hear that your officers intended 
to hire no one for next season?" 

**I heard nothing of it whatever until I read the an- 
nouncement in the morning paper." 

''Can you explain the cause?" 

"Well, my impression is that they thought salaries 
too high, and that the public would not support a second 
class nine." 

"To how many of the old nine did the officers make 
definite proposal for next year?" 

"Only two. They offered Gould $1,000 for next sea- 
son, but he declined it, saying he could do better. The offi- 
cers offered $1,000 to McVey to play catcher next year. He 
accepted, but afteward assented to having his contract 
1870 cancelled. Dean was also engaged, but followed the exam- 
ple of McVey. No definite proposal was made to Waterman, 
Allison, Brainard, Leonard, Sweasy, George or myself." 

"How many of the old nine would have remained on 
reasonable terms?" 

' 'All but brother George. He has a chance to enter 
the new club at Boston and also to embark in business 
there. * ' 

"When did you come to Cincinnati?" 

"In 1866. I came to take charge of a cricket club in 
this city." 

"When did the Cincinnati baseball club originate?" 

"That same year. We cricketers permitted a few 
lawyers and others calling themselves the Cincinnati Base 
Ball Club to play on our grounds and that was the starting 
of the team." 

"Would it not have been a good idea for the officers 
of the Red Stockings to have let you train up a new club 
for next year?" 

"They made no such proposal to me and I was never 
called into consultation. I know of a great many young 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 21 

men I think would make good players, but of course they 
might turn out all right and they might not.'' 
* 'Could you not strengthen the club?'* 
**Yes. But I was given no intimation that my ser- 
vices would be needed in any capacity for next year, though 
I called frequently on the officers. Sweasy says that be- 
cause some of the players demanded more money they 
'chucked us all overboard.' " 

WRIGHT ORGANIZES BOSTON TEAM 

When the contract between Harry Wright and the 
Cincinnati management expired on Dec. 1, 1870, the former 
>eader of the famous Red Stockings accepted an engage- 
ment to manage a team which it was contemplated to have 
in Boston the following season. The first important step 
taken by Mr. Wright in connection with his new position 
was a trip to Chicago for the purpose of making contracts ^ q ^ ^ 
with A. G. Spalding and Ross Barnes of the Rockford club. 
This he had little difficulty in doing. These noted players, 
with McVey, Leonard and Gould, who had joined hands 
with the Wright brothers when they left Cincinnati, made 
up a combination of base ball ability of most formidable 
character and left little else to be done in the way of com- 
pleting the organization. This was successfully carried 
out and on Jan. 20, 1871, the team formally was placed in 
the field for championship honors in the National Profes- 
sional Association to be organized in March that year. 

This team, which was regarded by many as the 
strongest ever organized up to that time, was changed very 
little in the five years the National Professional Association 
was in existence. It was made up as follows: McVey, c; 
Spalding, p; Gould, lb; Barnes, 2b; Shafer, 3b; George 
Wright, ss; Leonard, If; Harry Wright, cf; Rogers, rf; 
Birdsall and Ryan, substitutes. 

The firmness of the foundation upon which the club 
was built could not be illustrated better than by the fact 
that Boston has been represented in professional base ball 
ever since. The championship the first year of the National 



22 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

Professional Association was won by the Athletics; the oth- 
er four by Boston. 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FORMED 

On March 17, 1871, a convention was held in New 
York City and the National Association of Professional 
Base Ball Players organized. The progress of the game 
was too swift for the old amateur association and it was 
18 71 abandoned. James W. Kerns, of the Athletic club of Phil- 
adelphia, was elected president of the new organization, 
N. E. Young, of the Olympic club of Washington, D. C, 
secretary, and J. W. Scofield of Troy treasurer. A cham- 
pionship title and streamer were provided for. 

The following teams were entered in the first race for 
the pennant: Boston, Chicago, Athletics, Mutuals, Olym- 
pics, Haymakers of Troy, Kekiongas of Fort Wayne, Forest 
Citys of Rockford and Forest Citys of Cleveland. 



PART II. 

FROM FIRST PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION TO THE 
REVOLT OF THE PLAYERS 

HE season of the new professional association opened 
on May 5, 1871, at Fort Wayne, Ind., with a game 

between the Kekiongas of that city and the Forest Citys of 
Cleveland. It was an event of more than ordinary import- 
ance. Not only did it mark the inauguration of champion- 
ship contests under the supervision of a regularly consti- 
tuted professional organization, but it laid the foundation 
for future associations of more elaborate character. These 
followed in the course of time and the present high stan- \e7\ 
dard of the game is the result. 

The attendance at the contest was not as large as an- 
ticipated, but the greatest interest was manifested, local 
fans being very enthusiastic and hopeful of the success of 
their team. The game was close and exciting throughout. 
Both Matthews and Pratt pitched effectively, J. White be- 
ing the only Clevelander to gauge the delivery of the Fort 
Wayne twirler. The local newspapers characterized . it as 
the ^'Greatest game ever played in this country, 'V and to 

23 



24 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

what extent this estimate may be true the score below will 
show to a certain extent: 



1871 



KEKIONGAS 



O. 



R. 



B. 



Williams, 3b.. 
Matthews, p . . 

Faran, lb 

Goldsmith, ss.. 

Lennan, c 

Carey, 2b. . . 
Mencher, If . . . 
McDermott, cf 
Kelly, rf 

Totals 



4 








4 








2 





1 


3 








2 


1 


2 


2 








3 








2 





1 


2 


1 


1 


♦24 


2 


5 



FOREST CITYS 



J. White, c. . 
Kimball, cf. . 

Pabor, rf 

Allison, If . . . 
E. White, 2b 

Pratt, p 

Sutton, 3b. . . 
Carleton, lb. 
Bass, ss..... . 

Totals. . . 



0. 


R. 


B. 


3 





3 


4 








3 








3 








3 








2 








3 








3 








3 








27 





3 



♦Storm stopped game as Kekiongas were going 
to bat in the ninth inning. 

SCOREI BY INNINGS. 

Kekiongas 10 10 ♦— 2 

Forest Citys 0-0 

SUMMARY 

Errors — Kekiongas, 3. 

Fly catches — Kekiongas, 13; Forest Citys, 17. 

Passed balls — Lennan, 2; White, 1. 

Scorers — Johnson and Rockhill. 

Umpire — J. L. Boake, Cincinnati. 

Time— 2:00. 

ANSON'S FIRST PROFESSIONAL GAME 

On May 7, 1871, A. C. Anson made his first profes- 
sional appearance, with the Forest Citys of Rockford, 111. 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 25 

The Forest City club of Cleveland was the opposing nine. 
At the last moment Hastings, the regular catcher, informed 
the Rockf ord management that he would not be able to fill 
the position on that occasion and he was sent to center field 
and Anson put behind the bat. The visitors won, 12 to 4. 
One thousand persons witnessed the game. Score: 



ROCKFORD 



Mack, lb 

Addy, 2b.... 
Fisher, p . .' . . 
Hastings, cf. 

Ham, 3b 

Anson, c 

Sager, ss . . . . 

Bird, If 

Stires, rf . . . . 



Totals 



FOREST CITYS 



J. White, c . . 
Kimball, 2b. 
Pabor, If.... 
Allison, cf.. . . 
E. White, rf. 

Pratt, p 

Sutton, 3b... 
Carleton, lb. 
Bass, ss 



Totals 



O. 



27 



R. 



B. 



0, 



R. 



B. 



27 12 



SUMMARY 

Errors — Rockford, 15; Forest Citys, 8. 
Passed balls — Anson, 3; White, 5. 



11 



11 14 



T871 



CLINTON HUMILIATES CHICAGO 

The Active Base Ball Club of Clinton, Iowa, paid a 
visit to Chicago on June 27, 1871, and defeated the White 
Stockings by a score of 8 to 5. The Iowa club came with 
only a local reputation, and it was looked upon as a certainty 
that the Chicagos would win. As a result there was only a 
small crowd to witness the contest. The outcome was a big 



26 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

surprise, however, for the ''country*' lads, as they had been 
termed previous to the game, put up an article of ball they 
had not been considered capable of. The score: 



1871 



WHITE STOCKINGS 



O. 



McAtee, lb. . 

King, cf 

Hodes, c 

Wood, 2b.... 
Simmons, rf. 
Treacy, If... 

Duffy, ss 

Pinkham, 3b. 
Zettlein, p. . . 



R. B. 



Totals 27 



4 





1 


5 








3 








2 


1 


3 


4 








4 








1 


2 


1 


3 


1 


1 


1 


1 


2 


27 


5 


8 



ACTIVES 



O. R. B. T, 



Lapham, lb.. 

Haskin, If 

Jones, cf 

Keerl, 2b 

Sanglier, rf . . 
Maigne, 3b. . . 
Sawyer, p . . . 

Foley, c , 

Brannock, ss. 



Totals, 



27 



8 



11 



13 



SCORE BY INNINGS 

White Stockings 10 10 3—5 

Actives ....2 10 111 2—8 

SUMMARY 

Left on bases— White Stockings, 8; Actives 6 

Passed balls— Hodes, 3; Foley. 1. 

Bases on balls —White Stockings, 2. 

Bases on errors— White Stockings, 2: Actives. 4 

Time -1:50. 

Umpire— Joseph Wheelock, McVicker club. 



The Chicago Times, in speaking of the game, had 
this to say: 

At the conclusion of the game Capt. Wood, in 
discussing the contest with officials of the Chicago 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL. PLAYERS. 27 

club, explained that it was the Kelly ball that did it. 
Thacher suggested that they arrange another 
game. Various suggestions were made, but none 
could offer a specific for that ever-haunting mem- 
ory of defeat. All mourned in a common cause, 
but Capt. Wood probably felt the sting more se- 
verely than any other. It is probable this last 
misfortune, the most humiliating of all, will be of 18 71 

benefit to the club as well as to the managers. It 
had already been decided to make a change in the 
nine. Now it is asserted positively by the presi- 
dent that there will be a change. Perhaps the 
best method of reorganizing would be to trade off 
the nine en masse for the Clinton club. But the 
trade could hardly be effected. At least, Clinton 
people are too sharp to trade off a lively amateur 
organization for nine professional sticks. 

ATHLETICS WIN FIRST PROFESSIONAL PENNANT 

The first championship season of the National Profes- 
sional Association closed with the Athletics as winners of 
the pennant. Boston was a close second. The Kekiongas 
and the Rockfords were the tail-enders, the Fort Wayne 
club leading the Illinois boys by one game. Result: 

Clubs Won Lost 

Athletics 22 7 , ^ ^ , 

Boston 22 10 1 8 ' ^ 

Chicago 20 9 

Mutuals 17 18 

Olympics 16 15 

Haymakers 15 15 

Cleveland 10 19 

Kekiongas 7 21 

Rockford 6 21 

Members composing winning team: McBride, p; Ma- 
lone, c; Fisler, lb; Reach, 2b; Meyerle, 3b; Radcliffe, ss; 
Cuthbert, If; Sensenderfer, cf; Heubel, rf; Bechtel, rf; 
Tom Pratt, sub. 

SECOND PENNANT TO BOSTON 

There were eleven contestants for championship hon- 
ors in 1872 and great interest was manifested. Boston was 
the winner. The Athletics, champions of the previous 1372 
season, finished fourth, being beaten out by Baltimore and 
the Mutuals. The Nationals failed to win a single game. 



1872 



28 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

The Chicago club was wiped out by the fire of 1871 and 
was, therefore, not a member of the association this 
year. Following is the record : 

Clubs Won Lost 

Boston 39 8 

Baltimore 34 19 

Mutuals 34 20 

Athletics 30 14 

Troy 15 10 

Atlantics 8 27 

Cleveland 6 15 

Mansfield 5 19 

Eckfords 3 26 

Olympics 2 7 

Nationals 11 

The winning team was as follows: Spalding, p; C. 
McVey, c; C. Gould, lb; Barnes, 2b; Schafer, 3b; George 
Wright, ss; Leonard, If; H. Wright, cf ; F. Rogers, rf ; D. 
Birdsall, substitute. 

Pitchers were allowed to use the underhand throw 
this year. 

BOSTON AGAIN WINS PENNANT 

There were nine clubs fighting for the championship 

in 1873. Boston was again winner. The record: 

Clubs Won Lost 

Boston : 43 16 

Philadelphia 36 17 

Baltimore 33 22 

18 7 3 Mutuals 29 24 

Athletics 28 23 

Atlantics 17 37 

Washington 8 31 

Resolutes......... 2 21 

Maryland 5 

The winning team was composed of: Spalding, p; J. 
White, c; Manning, lb; Barnes, 2b; Schafer, 3b; George 
Wright, ss; Leonard, If; H. Wright, cf; J. O'Rourke, rf 
and lb; Addy, rf ; Birdsall, substitute. 

FIRST GAME OF BASE BALL IN ENGLAND 

The first game of base ball in England was played 

on Feb. 27, 1874. A. G. Spalding was in London at that 

^Qj4, time arranging for a visit to England by the Boston and 

Athletic teams later in the year and agitated the game in 

order to create interest in the sport. Two nines, composed 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 29 

of cricket and foot ball players, Spalding being the pitcher 
for one team, and Briggs, of the Boston Beacons, catcher 
for the other, met on the Lords cricket oval and the Briggs 
men won, 17 to 5. Six innings only were played. 

PENNANT FOR THIRD TIME GOES TO BOSTON 

Boston was the pennant winner again at the close of 
the season of 1874, making its third successive victory. 
Chicago, having recovered from the effects of the great 
fire, was once more a member of the Association. Result: 

Clubs . Won Lost 

Boston 52 18 

Mutuals 42 23 

Athletics 33 23 

Philadelphia 29 29 

Chicag^o ♦ 27 31 

Atlantics 23 33 

Hartford 17 37 

Baltimore 9 38 

On the winning team were: Spalding, p; J. White, 
c; O'Rourke, lb; Barnes, 2b; Schaffer, 3b; George Wright, 
ss; Leonard, If; Harry Wright, cf; McVey, rf; Beals, sub. 

BOSTONS AND ATHLETICS GO TO ENGLAND 

July 16, 1874, the Boston and Athletic teams sailed 
for England. They played fourteen games while away, 
two of the number at Dublin, and of this total the Bostons 
won eight. The trip was not a financial success, but the 
money made from exhibition games at home offset the loss 
abroad. The players who made the trip were: 

Bostons — O'Rourke, c; Spalding, p; McVey, lb; 
Barnes, 2b; Schaffer, 3b; George Wright, ss; Leonard, If; 
Harry Wright, cf ; Hall, rf ; .Kent and Beals, subs. 

Athletics — Clapp, c; McBride, p; Fisler, lb; Battin, 
2b; Sutton, 3b; McGeary, ss; Gedney, If; McMullen, cf; 
Anson, rf ; Sensenderfer and Murnane, subs. 

A number of friends accompanied the teams on the 
trip. 

FIRST SALE OF PLAYERS 

The first recorded sale of players was brought about 
in the spring of 1875, Graver and Bechtel of the Centenni- 



1874 



30 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

als being disposed of to the Athletics for $1,500. The Cen- 
tennial club also was a Philadelphia organization. Graver 
and Bechtel were the best players the nine possessed, and 
the sale weakened the team to such an extent it disbanded.. 

FIRST PROFESSIONAL 1 TO O GAME 

The first 1 to game by professional clubs was played 
May 12, 1875, at St. Louis between the Red Stockings of 
that city and the White Stockings of Chicago. A running 
left-hand catch by Hastings in the sixth inning prevented 
the Reds from scoring. 



t875 



WHITE STOCKINGS 



Higham, c. 
Hastings, rf 
Warren, 3b. 
Devlin, lb. . 
Bielaski, cf. 
Keerl, 2b. . . 
Peters, ss. . 
Glenn, If... 
Zettltin, p.. 

Totals. . 



0. I R. 



H. iP.O. 



3 





1 


3 


4 








3 


3 





1 


2 


5 





0' 


4 


2 


1 





2 


3 





I 


2 


4 








2 


1 





1 


7 


2 





1 


2 


27 


1 


5 


27 



11 



RED STOCKINGS 



0. I R. H. 



P.O. A. 



Orrin, rf 

Redmond, ss 

Blong, p 

Houtz, lb. . . . 
Sweasy, 2b. . . 

Croft, If 

Morgan, cf. . . 

Flint, c 

McSorley, 3b. 

Totals. . . . 









3 


1 


3 











4 








2 


3 





1 


8 


2 








2 


4 








1 


4 








1 


4 








10 


3 

27 









2 


4 


27 



SCORE BY INNINGS 

White Stockings 10 0—1 

Red Stockings 0-0 

FIRST EXTRA INNING 1 TO O GAME 

June 19, 1875, Chicago defeated Hartford 1 to in 
eleven innings, a record performance. The run was scored 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 31 

on a bad throw to first by Burdock, giving Devlin third, 
Hines bringing him home with a hit to left. Local writers 
attributed Chicago's lack of hits to the ''peculiar delivery 
of Cummings. '^ Score: 



CHICAGO 



R. 



H. P.O. 



E. 



Higham, c. . 
Hastings, rf 
Devlin, lb.. 
Hines, cf. . . 
Glenn, If.... 
Peters, ss . . 
Warren, 3b. 
Zettlein, p. . 
Miller, 2b... 

Totals... 









5 








1 


3 


1 


1 


1 


8 








1 


1 








1 


3 








2 


2 


3 








3 


1 








5 


1 








3 


4 


1 


6 


33 


10 



HARTFORD 



Allison, c 

Burdock, 2b. . . 
Carey, ss . . . 
Cummings, p 

York, If 

Ferguson, 3b. , 
Remsen, cf . . . 

Mills, lb 

Bond, rf 



R. 



Totals 



H. 



P.O. 



E. 






6 





2 


1 


5 


3 


7 


1 


1 


8 


33 



SCORE BY INNINGS 

Chicago 00 000000 1—1 

Hartford 000000000 0—0 

SUMMARY 

First base on errors— Chicago, 3; Hartford, 3. 
Left on bases — Chicago, 9; Hartford, 9. 
Passed ball -Chicago. 
Umpire — McLean. 
Time— 2:00. 



1875 



FIRST PROFESSIONAL NO-HIT GAME 

The first no-hit game between professional clubs was 
played in Philadelphia on July 28, 1875, when the home 
team defeated Chicago 4 to 0. Only one Chicagoan reached 



1875 



32 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

first base. Borden was tlie pitcher who performed the 
feat. Score by innings: 

Philadelphia 12 1 0—4 

Chicago 0—0 

Base hits —Philadelphia, 7. 
Time of game — 1:35. 
Umpire— N. E. Young. 

BOSTON TAKES FOURTH PENNANT 

Thirteen clubs were entered for the 1875 pennant 
race, the new teams being the Centennials of Philadelphia, 
Washington, St. Louis, Red Stockings of St. Louis, New 
Haven and the Westerns, a nine representing Keokuk, Iowa. 
Boston won. The result of the struggle follows: 

Clubs Won Lost 

Boston 71 8 

Athletics 53 20 

Hartford 54 28 

St. Louis 39 29 

Philadelphia 37 31 

Chicago 30 37 

Mutuals 29 38 

New Haven 7 39 

Red Stockings 4 14 

Washington 4 22 

Centennials 2 13 

Atlantics 2 42 

Westerns 1 12 

The winners: Spalding, p; White, c; McVey, lb: 
Barnes, 2b; SchaflPer, 3b; George Wright, ss; Leonard, If; 
O'Rourke, cf ; Manning, rf; Beals, sub. 

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION GOES TO PIECES 

The National Association, which had controlled the 
destiny of professional base ball since 1871, ceased to exist 
shortly after the close of the season of 1875. The game 
had progressed to such an extent that it had outgrown the 
organization, and it was apparent to the wiser heads that 
an association founded on strict business principles was 
necessary. The geographical distribution of membership 
also was a cause for complaint. Besides, the gambling fra- 
ternity had worked itself into the game to such a degree 
that a change was deemed advisable as a measure of self- 
preservation. As a result steps were taken to form a 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 33 

new body and the National Association retired from the 
field. 

ORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE 

William A. Hulbert of Chicago was the leading spirit 
in the movement for a new association, and through his ef- 
forts a meeting was held at Louisville in December, 1875, at 
which it was decided to act at the earliest possible moment. 
This meeting was attended by J . A. Joyce, Cincinnati; W. 
A. Hulbert and A. G. Spalding, Chicago; C. A. Fowle, St. 
Louis; Charles E. Chase, William Haldeman and Thomas 
E. Sherley, Louisville. On Feb. 2, 1876, a second meeting leye 
was held, at the Grand Central Hotel, New York, and the 
National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs formally 
organized. The magnates present at the meeting were: 
Messrs. Hulbert and Fowle, representing Chicago, Louis- 
ville, Cincinnati and St. Louis; N. A. Appollonio, Boston; 
W. H. Cammeyer, Mutuals, New York; G. W. Thompson, 
Athletics; Morgan G. Bulkeley, Hartford. 

Mr. Bulkeley was chosen chairman of the meeting. 
Harry Wright acted as secretary. 

A constitution was presented by Mr. Hulbert and 
adopted after a few slight changes had been made. 

Morgan G. Bulkeley then was elected president of 
the new organization and N. E. Young secretary. 

The constitution raised the entrance fee from $10 to 
$100, provided for a players' contract with expulsion ^s a 
penalty for breaking the same, prohibited gambling pn the 
grounds of the clubs and put the minimum population cities 
must have in order to enter the League at 75,000. 

A circuit of eight cities was completed for 1876. The 
places chosen, with the club membership, follow: 1876 

Chicago — Spalding, captain and manager; James 
White, Anson, Barnes, McVey, Peters, Glenn, Hines, Addy, 
Cedes, Bielaski and Andrus. 

Hartford — Robert Ferguson, captain and manager; 
D. Allison, Cummings, Bond, E. Mills, Burdock, Carey, 
York, Remsen, Cassidy, Higham and Harbridge. 

St. Louis — S. W. Graff en, manager; Bradley, Pike, 



1876 



34 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

Cuthbert, Battin, Pearce, Blong, Mack, Miller, Dehlman, 
McGeary and Clapp. 

Boston— Harry Wright, manager; Borden, Murnane, 
Beals, Schafer, Leonard, O'Rourke, Manning, Whitney, G. 
Wright, Morrill, L. Brown, McGinley and Parks. 

Louisville — J. C. Chapman, manager; Devlin, Hast- 
ings, Snyder, Hague, Gerhardt, Fulmer, A. Allison, Car- 
bine, Bechtel, Ryan, Holbert, Somerville, Collins, Clinton. 

Mutual s—Wm. PL Cammeyer. manager; Robert 
Mathews, Hicks, Start, Hallinan, Nichols, Booth, Craver, 
Holds worth and Treacy. 

Athletics — Alfred H. Wright, manager; A. Knight, 
Coons, Fisler, Fouser, Force, Zettlein, Sutton, Hall, Mey- 
erle, Eggler and Malone. 

Cincinnati — C. H. Gould, manager; Fields, Fisher, 
Sweasy, Kessler, Snyder, Jones, Clack, Pierson, Booth, 
Dean and Foley. 

CHICAGO GETS BOSTON'S BIG FOUR 

As will be noticed White, Barnes and McVey--who, 
with Spalding, constituted what was known as Boston's 
*'Big Four'' — were on the Chicago team. Their decision to 
leave the Massachusetts capital caused a big sensation. The 
local papers were filled with the subject, Chicago was de- 
nounced in a most vehement manner for inducing the play- 
ers to leave the eastern city and the westerners were given 
to understand that they need not think they were going to 
capture the pennant, as it took more than four men to make 
a championship team. The war of words raged for some 
time. Finally, the conclusion was reached that the men 
had a right to play wherever they wished and peace was 
restored. 

SPALDING'S BASE BALL GUIDE APPEARS 

Spalding's Base Ball Guide made its appearance in 
the spring of 1876. It was originally published in Chicago. 
John B. Foster is editor, succeeding the late Henry Chad- 
wick, who held the position from 1881 to the time of his 
death in 1908. The Guide is published by the American 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 35 

Sports Publishing Company, New York City. It has an ex- 
tended circulation, 

FIRST GAME IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE 

The opening of the championship season of the Na- 
tional League occurred April 22, 1876, at Philadelphia, be- 
fore a record crowd. The score is given below: 



BOSTON 



Wright, ss . . 
Leonard, 2b . 
O'Rourke, cf. 
Murnane, lb . 
Schafer, 3b.. 
McGinley, c . . 
Manning, rf . . 
Parks, If.... 
Borden, p . . . , 



Totals 



PHILADELPHIA 



Force, ss 

Eggler, cf... 
Fisler, lb... 
Meyerle, 2b, 
Sutton, 3b... 

Coons, c 

Hall, If 

Fouser, rf . . . 
Knight, p... 



Totals 



R. 



H. 



P.O. 



R. 



H. 



P.O. 



A, 



2 


1 


3 





1 





1 


2 





1 


1 


8 


1 


1 


1 


1 





8 








3 








3 








1 


6 


6 


27 



A. 






1 











4 


1 


3 


13 


1 


1 


4 








1 


2 


2 


1 





2 


1 








2 


1 


1 


1 


5 


10 


27 



14 





SCORE BY INNINGS 


Boston 

Philadelphia . 


1 2 1 2—6 

1 3 1—5 



1876 



CHICAGO WINS LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP 

The first championship of the National League was 
won b3^ Chicago. Boston, which captured four successive 
pennants in the National Association, dropped to fourth 
place, plainly showing the effects of the Big Four desertion. 



36 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

The following is the record of the several clubs for the sea- 
son's play: 

Clubs Won Lost 

Chicago 52 14 

Hartford 47 21 

St. Louis 45 19 

Boston 39 31 

Louisville 30 36 

Mutuals 21 35 

Athletics 14 45 

Cincinnati 9 56 

Ross Barnes was the leading batsman, with an aver- 
age of .403. Anson was next, .342. In fielding, Fisler led 
1876 the first basemen, .978; Gerhardt, 2b, .950; Battin, 3b, .867; 
Peters, ss, .932; Leonard, If, .913; Hines, cf, .917; Cassidy, 
rf, .998. Bradley led the pitchers; Allison was the premier 
catcher. 

MUTUALS AND ATHLETICS EXPELLED 

At the annual meeting of the National League on 
Dec. 7, 1876, the Mutuals and Athletics were expelled 
from the organization for failure to play out the schedule of 
western games. The action came as a surprise to the 
offending clubs. The subject caused a lively discussion at 
the gathering, and it was mainly through the strong stand 
taken by Mr. Hulbert in favor of expulsion that the motion 
to that effect was put through. 

HULBERT HEADS THE LEAGUE 

William A, Hulbert of Chicago was elected president 
of the National League at the annual meeting held at Cleve- 
land Dec. 7, 1876. The pay of umpires was fixed at $5 per 
game and it was agreed to respect all contracts with play- 
ers made by league or non-league clubs. It was decided to 
have a six-club circuit for 1877. 

SPALDING ENDS GREAT CAREER ON THE DIAMOND 

At the close of the season of 1876 Albert G. Spalding, 

1876 ^^^ ^^ ^^^ greatest pitchers of his time, retired from the 

diamond and entered upon a commercial career that has 

been fully as successful in every way as were the efforts 

he put forth for so many years as an exponent of the na- 



/ 



1876 



VI 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 37 

tional game. Spalding came into prominence as a player in 
1867 as pitcher of the Forest City club of Rockford, 111., 
when he defeated the Nationals. He continued a member 
of that organization until 1871, when the National Profes- 
sional Association was established, at which time he joined 
the Boston club, under the management of Harry Wright. 
With this team he remained five years, winning four suc- 
cessive pennants. He then assisted in forming the National 
League, and when that object was accomplished took charge 
of the Chicago club, occupying the positions of manager, 
captain and pitcher. With this club he won another pen- 
nant. In the meantime he had become interested in the 
manufacture of base ball supplies, and the business in- 
creased with such rapidity that he decided to retire as a 
player and devote his time to his sporting goods establish- 
ment. He retained the position of secretary of the Chicago 
club, however, and on the death of Mr. Hulbert succeeded 
to the post of president. This office he held until 1892. 

Spalding conceived and carried out the trip to Eng- 
land in 1874 and the Around the World tour of 1888-9, and 
before sailing on the first voyage was thus referred to by 
Henry Chadwick in a publication of that period: 

Spalding is justly regarded as one of the most 
successful of the strategic class of pitchers. In 
judgment, command of the ball, pluck, endurance 
and nerve in his position he has no superior; while 
his education and gentlemanly qualities place him 
above the generality of base ball pitchers. As a 
batsman he now equals the best of what are called 
"scientific" batsmen — men who use their heads 
more than their muscle in handling the ash. His 
forte in delivery is the success with which he dis- 
guises a change of pace from swift to medium, a 18 7 6 
great essential in successful pitching. Spalding is 
a thorough representative of the spirited young 
men of the western states, he being from Illinois. 

MANY NON-LEAGUE CLUBS 

There were many clubs during the season of 1876 
that were not members of the National League. Among 
the more prominent were the Actives of Reading, Pa. ; Fall 



38 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

Rivers, Buckeyes of Columbus, Rhode Islands, Providence; 
Crickets of Binghamton, Stars of Syracuse, Indianapolis, 
St. Louis Reds, Quicksteps of Wilmington and the Alle- 
ghenys. The teams were composed of players of ability, 
many of them graduating to the big organization and shin- 
ing with more or less briUiancy. 

FIRST MINOR LEAGUE ORGANIZED 

The first minor league to spring into being was the 
International Association, which was organized at Pitts- 
burg Feb. 20, 1877. James Williams, afterward identified 
^Qjj with the American Asso3iation, was at the head of the 
movement. The membership was: Alleghenys, Pittsburg; 
Live Oaks, Lynn; Buckeyes, Columbus; Rochesters, Man- 
chesters, Maple Leafs, Guelph, Ont. ; Tecumsehs, London, 
Ont. 

The League Alliance, another minor organization, 
also made its appearance this year. It had thirteen clubs 
as members, headed by the Red Caps of St. Paul. 

These were the pioneers in what has since proved to 
be a great field, as such organizations are now scattered 
all over the country, and in most cases are paying invest- 
ments to their stockholders. 

TWENTY-FOUR INNING GAME WITHOUT A RUN 

One of the greatest games of ball ever played oc- 
curred May 11, 1877, between Harvard and Manchester. 
The latter club was a professional organization. Twenty- 
four innings were played without a run being scored, when 
the game was called on account of darkness. Few of the 
187 7 balls were knocked outside of the diamond, so that the in- 
field was kept busy during the entire contest, Coggswell, 
the Manchester first baseman, having 81 put-cuts and 
Snigg, pitcher, 12 assists, while Tyng, Harvard^s catcher, 
put out 31 men and Ernst, pitcher, had 20 assists. 

There was a large crowd to witness the game and con- 
siderable excitement was manifested as the contest length- 
ened into a record-breaker. 

The score, which will prove interesting from a sport- 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



39 



ing as well as historical point of view, is given in full 
below: 



HARVARD 



Leeds, ss . 
Tynff, c... 
Tower, cf. 
Thayer, 3b 
Ernst, p . , . 
Latham, If 
Wright, lb. 

Dow, rf 

Sawyer, 2b. 

Totals. 



AB. 


R. 


H. 


P.O. 


A, 


9 








2 


4 


9 





1 


31 


3 


9- 





1 








9 





1 


3 


6 


9 








3 


20 


8 








4 





8 





1 


26 





8 





2 








8 





1 


3 


4 


77 





7 


72 


37 



MANCHESTER 



AB. 



R. 



H. 



P.O. 



Coggswell, lb, 
Woodhed, 3b.. 

Mincher, If 

Saye, ss 

Dailey, 2b 

Snigg, p 

Blogg, cf 

Lannahan, rf . , 
Carl, c 



Totals 



9 

10 
9 
9 
9 
9 
9 
9 



81 



31 
3 
3 

4 
4 
4 
6 
3 
14 



72 




6 

4 
5 
12 

1 
4 



32 



E. 



A. E. 



SCORE BY INNINGS 

Har 00000000.0 0000000000000 0—0 

Man, .. .00000000000000000000000 0—0 

SUMMARY 

Two base hit — Tyng. 

First base on errors — Harvard, 1; Manchester, 4. 

Struck out— Ernst, 15; Snigg, 5. 

Double play — Snigg-Carl-Coggswell. 

Wild pitch — Snigg. 

Wild throws — Tyng, Carl, Woodhed. 

Time of game — 3:25. 

Umpire — Holmes, Harvard '78. 



1877 



EXPULSION OF "CROOKED" PLAYERS 

A bomb was exploded in 1877 when Louisville expelled 
four players for throwing games in connection with a 



40 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

pool of gamblers in New York City. It was the first in- 
stance of the kind on record. The men upon whom judg- 
ment fell were William H. Graver, A. H. Nichols, George 
Hall and James A. Devlin, all of whom were expert play- 
ers, Devlin being a pitcher of remarkable ability. A great 
deal of money is believed to have been made by the guilty 
men as a result of their operations, but no estimate of the 
amount ever was made public, 
^gyy GhaHes E. Ghase, a director of the Louisville club, 

thus tells how the exposure was brought about: 

When the "coming champions" started upon 
their last eastern trip they had some twelve games 
to play, out of which they had less than half to win 
in order to insure them the pennant, for it was al- 
most an assured fact that they could win a major- 
ity of the games they had yet to play in the west. 
The Hartfords, then playing upon the old Mutual 
grounds in Brooklyn, had before capitulated to the 
"Giants" without much of a struggle, anH it was 
considered certain that at least four out of the six 
games with that club could be counted as victories, 
while at least one-half should be won from Boston. 

The first of the series was played in Brooklyn, 
and the morning the game was to be played I re- 
ceived an anonymous dispatch from Hoboken (the 
poolrooms having been driven out of New York) 
stating that something was wrong with the Louis- 
ville players, as the gamblers were betting on the 
Hartfords, and advising me to "watch your men." 
Presuming this dispatch was from some crank, I 
paid no attention to it, but when I learned that af- 
ternoon that our club had been badly beaten 1 came 
to the conclusion that possibly the game might 
stand investigation. When the full reports were 
received that night I was surprised to find Hague 
left off and Nichols put in his place at third base, 
and I also found that it was through errors of Gra- 
ver, Hall and Nichols that the game had been lost. 
I at once telegraphed Manager Ghapman, asking 
why Nichols had been substituted for Hague, and 
he replied that Hall had requested it, giving as a 
reason that as Nichols was a Brooklyn boy he nat- 
urally wanted to play on his home grounds. This 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 41 

answer seemed sufficient, and my suspicions were 
for the time being allayed. Upon the morning the 
next game was to be played, however, my anony- 
mous correspondent again wired me from Hoboken 
that the Louisville-Hartford game was to be crook- 
ed and Louisville lose, and lose they did, through 
errors of Devlin, Hall and Nichols. It is hardly 
necessary to say that Manager Chapman was im- 
mediately notified not to permit Nichols to partici- 
pate in any more games. This was the commence- 
ment of the last eastern series of games, and when 
the Louisville club returned home it had only two 
victories placed to its credit. 

It was decided by the directors of the club to accuse 
the suspected men in the hope that one or more might con- 
fess and the whole truth be known. This plan was carried 
out and worked even better than anticipated. The result 
was that Devlin and Hall gave the whole plot away and the 
four players implicated in it were expelled at once. Nichols 
was secured by Louisville, on the recommendation of Hall, 
to fill temporarily the position of third base, as Hague had 
a lame arm. 

BOSTON WINS CHAMPIONSHIP 

The championship for 1877 went to Boston. The season 

was not a profitable one, and Cincinnati was compelled to 

forfeit its membership in the league. Its games, therefore, 

were thrown out. The record follows: 

Clubs Won Lost 

Boston 31 17 

Louisville 28 20 

Hartford • 24 24 

St Louis 19 29 

Chicago 18 30 

The Boston team was composed of Bond, p; L. 
Brown, c; Murnane, lb and cf; Wright, 2b; Morrill, 3b and 
If; Sutton, 3b and ss; Leonard, ss and If; O'Rourke, cf and 
If; J. White, rf and c; W. White and H. Schafer, subs. 

J. White led the batsmen with .385; Croft, lb, .965; 
Burdock, 2b, .905; McGeary, 3b, .907; Force, ss, .903; 
Glenn, If, .941; Remsen, cf, .902; J. White, rf, .954. Lar- 
kin was the star pitcher and Snyder first among catchers. 



1877 



1877 



42 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

Snyder's average for the playing season was given as .913. 

MINES AND SWEASY MAKE TRIPLE PLAY 

Paul Hines is credited by some authorities with an un- 
assisted triple play on May 8, 1878. The score of that game 
shows that Hines and Sweasy made the play. Score: 



1878 



BOSTON 



Wrig^ht, ss . . . 
Leonard, If. . 
O'Rourke, cf 
Manning, rf . 
Sutton, 3b ... , 
Burdock. 2b., 
Morrill, lb... 

Bond, p 

Snyder, c 

Totals.... 



AB. 


R. 


H. 


P.O. 


A, 


4 





2 





2 


4 














4 


1 


1 


1 





3 








1 





3 








1 


2 


4 


1 





4 


4 


3 








12 





4 





2 





8 


4 








8 


1 


33 


2 


5 


27 


17 



E. 



11 



PROVIDENCE 



Higham, rf. . 

York, If 

Murnane, lb. 

Hines, cf 

Carey, ss 

Hague. 3b. . . 
Nichols, p. . . 

Allison, c 

Sweasy, 2b. . 



Totals 



AB. 


R. 


H. 


P.O. 


A. 


4 


1 


1 


2 


1 


4 


1 


1 


1 





4 








9 





4 





1 


4 




4 








1 




4 


1 


1 


3 




4 













4 





3 


6 




4 
36 








1 


2 


3 


7 


27 


14 



E. 



SCORE BY INNINGS 

1 1—2 

1 1 1 0—3 



Boston 

Providence , 



SUMMARY 
Passed balls— Allison, 1; Snyder, 5. 
Triple play — Hines and Sweasy. 
Double play — Burdock and Morrill. 
Bases on balls —Boston, 1 . 
Wild pitches— Nichols, 1 . 
Umpire — Cross. 

PEORIA REDS DEFEAT BOSTON 

An unusually strong independent team located at 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



43 



Peoria, 111. , defeated the Boston champions by a score of 3 
to 1 in a game played in July, 1878. The contest took place 
in Peoria. Rowe, the local pitcher, proved a surprise to the 
easterners, holding them to two hits and passing none. 
Only twenty-nine Bostonians went to bat. The victory 
caused great enthusiasm among Peorians. The score: 



PEORIA 



AB. 



R. 



H. 



J. Gleason, 3b. 

Lof tus, 2b 

Alvaretta, cf.. 

J. Rowe, c 

W. Gleason, ss 

Carroll, lb 

Taylor, If 

Radbourne, rf, 
D. Rowe, p 

Totals 



4 

4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
3 

35 



P.O. A. E. 



11 



1 

3 



12 

1 
8 

1 
1 



27 



2 
2 

1 
1 



1 

12 



19 



BOSTON 



G. Wright, ss, 
Leonard, If. . . . 
O'Rourke, lb. , 
Manning, rf , . , 
Burdock, 2b.. 

Sutton, 3b 

Schafer, cf . . . 

Bond, p 

Snyder, c 



Totals 



AB. 


R. 


H. 


P.O. 


A. 


4 


1 


1 


1 


4 


4 





1 


1 


1 


3 








9 





3 








2 





3 








5 


5 


3 








1 


1 


3 








1 





3 











7 


3 

29 




1 





7 


1 


2 


27 


19 



E. 



Peoria 

Boston 


SCORE BY INNINGS 

1 2 0-3 

1 0—1 





1878 



CHAMPIONSHIP AGAIN GOES TO BOSTON 

Championship honors were again Boston's as a result 
of the league contest of 1878. Cincinnati, which forfeited 
its membership the previous year, was reinstated and fin- 
ished second. Poor financial returns marked the progress 



1878 



44 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

of the race in 1878. The standing of the clubs is shown in 
the following table: 

Clubs Won Lost 

Boston 41 19 

Cincinnati 37 23 

Providence 33 27 

Chicago 30 30 

Indianapolis 24 36 

Milwaukee 15 45 

The winning team was: G. Wright, ss; O'Rourke, 
cf; Morrill, lb; Burdock, 2b; Sutton, 3b; Leonard, If; 
Manning, rf; Bond, p; Snyder, c; Schafer, sub. 

Dalrymple, of the tail-enders, was the leading bats- 
man, with a percentage of .356; Wright, ss, .947; Sullivan, 
lb, .974; Burdock, 2b, .917; Hague, 3b, .918; Jones, If, .893; 
Remsen, cf, .934; G. Schaffer, rf, .844. Ward headed the 
pitchers and Snyder the catchers. 

NEW YORK CLIPPER GIVES MEDALS 

In 1878 the New York Clipper offered a silk pennant 
to the champion team and a gold badge to the player hav- 
ing the best average in each position at the close of the 
race for that year in the International Association, a minor 
league organization. The pennant went to the Buffalo club 
and the medals were distributed as follows: Henry Mc- 
Cormick, pitcher, Syracuse Stars; Michael Dorgan, catcher, 
Syracuse Stars; Stephen Libby, lb, Buffalo; Barnes, 2b, 
Tecumsehs; Force, ss, Buffalo; Hornung, If, Tecumsehs; 
D. Richardson, cf, Utica; McGunnigle, rf, Buffalo. 

The Buffalo team was composed of Galvin, Dolan, 
Libby, Fulmer, Allen, Force, Crowley, Eggler, McGunnigle, 
Mack and McSorley. 

PROPOSED CHANGE PROVES A FAILURE 

At an exhibition game between the Chicago and 
18 78 Milwaukee clubs, played in the Illinois city Oct. 4, 1878, a 
proposed new scheme in connection with the pastime was 
given a trial and declared a failure. The change sought 
was to have players return to the bases on which they had 
been left the previous inning. This was found to be 
not only a hindrance to the scorers and a source of annov- 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 45 

ance to the spectators, but in several instances the players 
themselves could not remember the place at which they 
were anchored when the side was retired. The scheme 
never was adopted. 

NATIONAL LEAGUE ADOPTS SPALDING BALL 

At the meeting of the National League on Dec. 5, 
1878, the Spalding ball was adopted as the official ball of 
that organization. Previous to this different makes had 
been used and great dissatisfaction and charges of un- 
fairness were the result. Hence the change. Complaint 
was made against the Mahn ball in 1877 because it ' 'stung 
the hands when caught, ' ' but this the manufacturer agreed 
to remedy. The change caused some ill feeling in the 
east, but it soon passed away. 1878 

FIRST STAFF OF UMPIRES APPOINTED 

: ^ The umpire question caused considerable discussion at 
the 1878 meeting of the league and resulted in the appoint- 
ment of twenty-one men to act as arbiters. From this 
list, the first regular staff, the clubs were to select the um- 
pire they desired. The men named as handlers of the in- 
dicator were: 

Summers, Cross and Hodges, Boston . 

Morgan, Fountain and Faber, Cleveland . 

Young, Geer and Dunn, Syracuse. 

Wheeler, Cincinnati. 

Stambaugh and Bredeburg, Chicago. 

Brouton and Gillian, London. 

McLean, Philadelphia. 

Daniels, Hartford. 

Walsh, Louisville. 

Furlong, Milwaukee. 

Wilbur, Rochester. 

Seward, St. Louis. 

Williams, Columbus. 7 

FIRST MINOR LEAGUE IN THE WEST 

The first exclusively western minor association was 
organized Jan. 2, 1879, and was known as the Northwestern 



1879 



46 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

League. It was composed of the cities of Rockford, 111., 
Dubuque and Davenport, Iowa, and Omaha. A schedule of 
games was arranged and the season inaugurated under con- 
ditions of the most favorable character and indications of a 
close contest. Each town was represented by a good 
club, Dubuque being especially strong, as it comprised 
a large part of the Peoria Reds of the previous year. 
This club, as before stated, defeated Boston. 

GEORGE WRIGHT GOES TO PROVIDENCE 

In 1879 George Wright, who had been a star on the 
Boston team ever since its organization, left the Hub and 
went to Providence to manage a team in that city. The 
departure of Wright caused great regret among the Boston 
fans, as he was not only a powerful factor in the club's suc- 
cess, but popular with all classes as well. The departing 
short stop took O'Rourke with him. O'Rourke also was a 
star of the first magnitude and contributed in no small de- 
gree to the subsequent triumph of the Providence repre- 
sentatives in the National League. 

CHICAGO FAILS TO HIT RICHMOND 

Lee Richmond, a young left-hander pitching for the 
Worcester minor league nine, prevented the Chicago team 
from scoring or making a hit in a game played during the 
season of 1879. The contest was stopped by rain at the 
end of the seventh inning. Up to that time the big leaguers 
had not knocked a ball out of the diamond and only one 
man had reached first base and he on the solitary pass given 
out by Richmond during the combat. Eight of the Chica- 
1879 ^^^ struck out and a total of eleven errors was marked up 
against them. Worcester made twelve hits, with a total cf 
twenty, and played errorless ball. The score: 

Worcester 3 1 3 4 0—11 

Chicago 0—0 

Batteries — ^Worcester, Richmond and Winslow; 
Chicago, Hankinson and Harbridge. 

WOMEN BALL PLAYERS TOUR THE COUNTRY 

During the summer of 1879 two clubs of women ball 
players, known as the Red Stockings and the Bhie Stock- 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 47 

ings, respectively, made a tour of the east and west and 
succeeded in arousing considerable curiosity. Crowds greet- 
ed them in all of the larger cities visited, but the exhibition 
given was of such a farcical character that the female ath- 
letes had great difficulty on one or two occasions in escaping 
the wrath of the spectators and reaching their hotel in 
safety. At most points, however, the disgust of the on- 
lookers was vented in noisy demonstrations and jests at the 
expense of the different players. Once or twice since this 
pioneer venture attempts have been made to gather in the 
money of the people by similar enterprises, but they failed 
to accomplish in any considerable degree the object sought 
by the promoters. 

BASE BALL AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM 

The first instance of the use of base ball as an adver- 
tising medium was in 1879 when a team financed by the 
proprietors of a patent medicine known as "Hop Bitters^' 
toured the country and made quite a reputation . The club 
was composed of the following well known players: T. H. 
Murnane, Andrew Leonard, Jack Manning, Dick Higham, 
Fred Lewis, Harry Schafer, Ed. Rowan, Harold McClure 
and William Smiley. The peculiarity of the name gave the 
newspaper humorists a chance to display their wit, and 
one at Cincinnati arose to remark that there was not a mem- 
ber of the team from that city who would either "Hop, skip 
or jump bitters/' Games were played at any point where 
a club of merit existed. 

COMISKEY AS A MINOR LEAGUER 

On Oct. 4, 1879, the Dubuque team, winners of the 
Northwestern League's pennant, went to Chicago to play 
two games with the White Stockings. They lost both. On 
the visiting nine, in addition to Radbourne, Loftus and the 
Gleasons, was Charles Comiskey, present owner of the Chi- 
cago American League team, and famed in base ball history 
as first baseman and captain of Von der Ahe's St. Louis 
Browns. The score appended is the game in which Larry 
Corcoran, just signed by Chicago, was given a try-out. 



1879 



1879 



48 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



The showing made by the young pitcher was considered to 
be most favorable, although critics held it was not as severe 
a test as desired. 



1879 



DUBUQUE 



CHICAGO 



Dairy mple, If.. 
Williamson, lb. 

Anson, 3b 

Corcoran, p 

Carey, ss 

Flint, c 

Quest, 2b 

Gore, rf 

Remsen, cf 



Totals 



AB. 



H. 



J. Gleason, 3b. 
Radbourne, 2b. 

Loftus, rf 

Sullivan, c 

W. Gleason, ss 
Comiskey, If . . . 
Alvaretta, cf.. 
Laphan;!, lb. . . 
Reis, p 

Totals 



34 



P.O. A. E. 



27 



13 



14 



AB. 


H. 


P.O. 


A. 


5 


2 


2 





4 


1 


13 





5 





1 


1 


5 








13 


5 


1 





1 


5 


2 


11 


2 


5 








7 


5 


2 





1 


5 


1 








44 


9 


27 


25 



E. 



SCORE BY INNINGS 

Dubuque 3 0010000 3-7 

Chicago 2 4 1110 1—10 

SUMMARY 

First base on errors— Chicago, 7; Dubuque, 3. 
Bases on balls — Chicago, 1; Dubuque, 2. 
Struck out — Chicago, 3; Dubuque, 9. 
Wild pitches — Corcoran, 4; Reis, 4. 
Passed balls — Flint, 2; Sullivan, 5. 
Umpire— Lewis. 



PROVIDENCE IS PENNANT WINNER 

George Wright and his Providence ball tossers won 
the championship of the National League in 1879. The 



1879 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 49 

struggle for supremacy was hotly contested, with Boston 
second. The record: 

Clubs Won Lost 

Providence 55 23 

Boston 49 29 

Chicago 44 32 

Buffalo 44 32 

Cincinnati .38 36 

Cleveland 24 53 

Troy 19 56 

Syracuse' 15 27 

The winning team was composed of Ward and Mat- 
thews, p; Brown, c; Start, lb; McGeary, 2b; Hague, 3b; 
Wright, ss; York, If; Hines, cf; O'Rourke, rf; Gross, c; 
Farrell, 3b. 

Anson led the batters, with a percentage of .407, and 
he also was at the head of the first basemen, with .974; 
Quest, 2b, .926; Morrill, 3b, .873; Wright and Force, ss, 
.926; Eggler, cf, .918; Strief, rf, .903; Jones, If, .933; Flint, 
c, ,830. Ward led the pitchers. 

FIRST RESERVE RULE ADOPTED ^ 

^ At the meeting of the National League late in 1879 
the first reserve rule was adopted. This, a signed agree- 
ment, was one of the most important pieces of legislation 
ever enacted by the league for the betterment of the game. 
By its provisions each club was permitted to reserve the 
services of five players for the season of 1880. 

LEAGUE MOVES IN INTEREST OF TEMPERANCE 

A special meeting of the league was held at Roches- 
ter Feb. 26, 1880, at which measures were taken to eradicate 
evils arising from intemperance. Clubs were given power is so 
to suspend offending members without pay for a season, or 
longer if thought advisable, and the practice of negotiating 
with players before the close of the season— taken advan- 
tage of frequently by men of unreliable character — was 
abolished. An address covering the points was issued. 7 

FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE PERFECT GAME 

June 12, 1880, the Worcester team, with Richmond 
pitching, shut out Cleveland without a run, hit or man get- 



50 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

ting to first base. The feat was unprecedented in major 
league history and caused a sensation in base ball cir- 
cles. The score follows: 



1880 



WORCESTER 



CLEVELAND 



Dunlap, 2b 

Hankinson, 3b. 
Kennedy, c. . . . 
Phillips, lb.... 
Shaffer, rf . . . . 
McCormick, p. . 
Gilligan, cf . .. . 
Glasscock, ss.. 
Hanlon, If 



Totals 



AB. 



H. P.O. 



Wood, If... 
Richmond, p 
Knight, rf . . 
Irwin, ss. . . 
Bennett, c. . 
Whitney, 3b 
Sullivan, lb 
Corey, cf . . . 
Creamer, 2b 

Totals. . 



AB. 



27 



E. 



4 











3 


1 





6 


3 





1 


1 


3 


2 


2 


3 


2 





8 





3 





1 


2 


3 





14 





3 





1 





3 






27 


4 


27 


3 


16 



H. P.O. A. E. 






4 


2 





1 








9 


1 





7 








2 











10 





1 











2 





1 








24 


15 



SCORE BY INNINGS 

Worcester 10 *— 1 

Cleveland 0—0 

SUMMARY 

Struck out- By Richmond, 5; by McCormick, 7. 
Balls called— On Richmond, 44; on McCormick, 78. 
Strikes called — Off Richmond, 9; off McCormick, 



15. 



Double play — Glasscock-Dunlap- Phillips. 
Time— 1:26. 
Umpire — Bradley. 



WARD DUPLICATES RICHMOND'S FEAT 

Five days after the above performance, on June 17, 
Providence shut out Buffalo in a similar manner. Ward 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



51 



did the pitching. Galvin, for Buffalo, was hit hard, Provi- 
dence finding the "little steam engine" for eighteen hits. 
The score follows: 



PROVIDENCE 



Hines, cf... 
Start, lb... 
Dorgan, rf 
Gross, c . . . 
Farrell, 2b. 
Ward, p . . . 
Peters, ss. . 
York, If... 
Bradley, 3b 

Totals. . 



AB. 


H. 


P.O. 


A. 


5 


2 


2 





5 
5 


1 
2 


14 







5 





5 


1 


4 


4 





2 


4 


1 


2 


6 


4 


1 





6 


4 


4 


3 





4 


3 


1 


4 


40 


18 


27 


19 



E. 



BUFFALO 



Crowley, rf 

Richardson, 3b. 

Rowe, c 

Walker, If 

Hornung, 2b . . . 

Mack, ss 

Esterbrook, lb. 

Poorman, cf 

Galvin, p 



Totals. 



AB. 


H. 


P.O. 


A. 


3 





3 





3 








1 


3 





4 


1 


3 





3 





3 





2 


3 


3 





3 


3 


3 





10 





3 





2 





3 

27 









5 


27 


13 



Providence . 
Buffalo.... 



Two base hit— Farrell. 

Three base hits— Start, York, Bradley. 

Struck out— By Ward, 4; by Galvin, 2. 

Passed ball — Rowe. 

Wild pitches— Galvin, 2. 

Time— 1:15. 

Umpire — Daniels. 



E. 



SCORE BY INNINGS 

10 10 11 1—5 

0-0 

SUMMARY 



1680 



CHICAGO WINS PENNANT RACE 

Chicago was first in the race for the 1880 pennant, 
with a fifteen-game lead over Providence, which was second. 



/ 



/ 



52 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

The record of the contest for leadership is herewith ap- 
pended: 

Clubs Won Lost 

Chicago 67 17 

Providence 52 32 

Cleveland 47 37 

Troy 41 42 

Worcester 40 43 

Boston 40 44 

Buffalo 24 58 

Cincinnati 21 59 

Winning team: Corcoran and Goldsmith, p; Flint, c; 
Anson, lb; Quest, 2b; Williamson, 3b; Burns, ss; Dalrym- 
ple. Gore and Kelly, fielders; Beals, sub. 

Gore had the highest batting percentage, .365; An- 
son, lb, .977; Force, 2b, .926; WilHamson, 3b, .893; Peters, 
ss, .898; York, If, .932; Hines, cf, .925; Evans, rf, .906; 
Flint, c, .829. Corcoran ranked the pitchers. 

SQUARE BAT GIVEN A TRIAL 

An exhibition game between the Chicago and Buffalo 
1880 teams was played at Chicago Oct. 20, 1880, at which a 
square bat was used for the first time. It was found that 
the new kind of stick did not increase batting to any per- 
ceptible extent and that it also stung the hands when it 
came in contact with the ball In certain positions. During 
the same game a proposed new ball, a combination of cork 
and rubber, also was given a trial. Neither, however, met 
with approval. The square bat idea was credited to Harry 
Wright. 

BANCROFT TAKES PLAYERS TO CUBA 

^In the fall of 1880 Frank Bancroft and a number of 
American players departed for Cuba. Several games were 
played, but the islanders did not take kindiy to the idea of 
paying to see the contests and the trip was abandoned. 
The tourists returned to the United States shortly before 
Christmas. • 

CINCINNATI QUITS WHEN LIQUOR IS BARRED 

Action of the league forbidding the sale of liquor on 
club grounds caused Cincinnati to withdraw from the organ- 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 53 

ization at the close of the season of 1880. Detroit was giv- 
en the franchise. Cincinnati made a hard fight against the 
new order, but the league ofl^cials refused to recede from 
their position, giving the opposing club time to consider 
its course of action, with the result stated. 

REFUSES TO REMOVE BLACK LIST 

At the annual meeting of the National League in 
1880 applications for reinstatement of the players expelled 
by the Louisville club in 1877 were rejected and a resolution 
adopted that in the future no consideration would be given 
to such appeals for clemency. Up to this time the men and 
their friends had been persistent in their efforts to have the 
ban removed. 

CHICAGO WINS 1881 PENNANT 

The championship for 1881 went "to Chicago, with 

Providence again second. The complete standing will be 

found below: 

Clubs. Won Lost 

Chicago 56 28 

Providence 47 37 

Buffalo 45 38 

Detroit 41 43 

Troy 39 45 

Boston 38 45 

Cleveland 36 48 

Worcester 32 50 

The championship team was made up of the follow- 
ing players: Corcoran and Goldsmith, p; Flint, c; Anson, 
lb; Quest, 2b; Williamson, 3b; Burns, ss; Dalrymple, If; 
Gore, cf ; Kelly, rf ; Nicol. 

Anson led the batters with .399. He also ranked the 
first basemen with .975; Force, 2b, .936; Williamson, 3b, 
.909; Glasscock, ss, .911; Hornung, If, .947; Gillespie, cf, 
.932, Evans, rf, .933. Corcoran was leader of the pitchers 
and Bennett was first among catchers, .896. 

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED 

At a meeting held in Cincinnati on Nov. 2, 1881, the 
American Association was formed with H. D. McKnight as 
president, J. H. Pank vice-president and James A. Williams 



1880 



1881 



54 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

secretary. The clubs represented at the meeting are here- 
with given: 

Cincinnati — Thorner, Caylor and Long. 

Athletics — Lew Simmons, Charles Mason. 

Louisville— J. H. Pank, J. W. Reccius. 

Pittsburg— H. D. McKnight. 

St. Louis— Chris Von der Ahe, D. S. Reid. 
^QQ^ Brooklyn — William Barnie. 

Philadelphia — Charles Fulmer. 

The last named club was ruled out, leaving a circuit 
of six, but Mr. Barnie was unable to secure the necessary 
financial assistance in Brooklyn and Baltimore, represented 
by Henry C. Meyers, was admitted. Arrangements were 
made for opening the season in 1882. The Association's 
chief aim was to furnish the public with 25 cent ball. 

DEATH OF PRESIDENT HULBERT 

On April 10, 1882, William A. Hulbert, president of 
the National League, died of heart disease at his home in 
Chicago. The event was unexpected and caused widespread 
regret. 

Mr. Hulbert was born in Burlington Plat, Otsego 
county, New York, Oct. 30, 1832. Two years later the 
/ family removed to Chicago, where Mr. Hulbert received his 

schooling, being subsequently graduated from Beloit Col- 
lege and entering soon thereafter upon a commercial career 
188 2 which had its finality in a membership on the Board of 
Trade. As a business man Mr. Hulbert was noted for his 
honesty and persistency of purpose, and he had the respect 
of all who knew him. He became interested in base ball in 
1875, conceived the idea of forming the National League, 
and was untiring in his efforts to have the game free from 
all suspicion of crookedness. Burial was on the 13th. 

RADBOURNE'S HOMER IN 18TH WINS 

On Aug. 17, 1882, at Providence, a hit over the left 
field fence by Radbourne at the opening of the last half of 
the eighteenth inning won the game with Detroit by a 
score of 1 to 0. In the fifteenth inning Wright sent the 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



55 



ball through the carriage gate but was caught at the plate. 
Providence claimed a home run, but the umpire would not 
allow it. Hines cut off a run by a throw from center. 



PROVIDENCE 



Hines, cf 

Farrell, 2b... 

Start, lb 

Ward, p 

York, If 

Radbourne, rf 
Wright, ss. . . 
Denny, 3b. . . . 
Nava, c 

Totals.... 



DETROIT 



H. 



R. 



P.O. 



1 
6 

26 

3 
2 
2 
5 
9 



54 



1 
9 

5 


5 
11 
1 



32 



Wood,. If .. 
Hanlon, cf . . 
Powell, lb.. 
Bennett, 3b 
Trott, c... 
Knight, rf. . 
Weidman, p 
Whitney, ss 
Foster, 2b.. 

Totals.. 



H. R. P.O. A. 



3 
5 

21 
3 

13 
1 
2 
1 
2 

51 



1 


3 
1 
1 
9 
10 
4 



29 



E. 



E. 



1882 



SCORE BY INNINGS. 
Providence. .0 0000000000000000 1—1 

Detroit 0000000000000000 0—0 

SUMMARY 

Home Run — Radbourne. 

Three-base hit — Wright. 

Two-base hits — Bennett, Weidman. 

Bases on balls — Ward, 1. 

Struck out — By Ward, 4; Weidman, 6. 

Umpire — Bradley . 

CHICAGO AND CINCINNATI PENNANT WINNERS 

Chicago was winner of the National League cham- 
pionship in 1882, making its third successive victory, and 



56 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

Cincinnati captured the pennant in the American Associa- 
tion. The first season of the new organization was suc- 
cessful beyond expectations. As will be noticed the Asso- 
ciation adopted the percentage system in reporting the 
standing of its clubs. This was an innovation. The tables 
follow : 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs Won Lost 

Chicago 55 29 

Providence 52 32 

Buffalo 45 39 

Boston 45 39 

Cleveland 42 40 

Detroit 42 41 

Troy 35 48 

Worcester 18 66 

Winning team: Corcoran and Goldsmith, p; Flint, c; 
Anson, lb; Quest, 2b; Burns, ss and 2b; Williamson, 3b; 
Kelly, rf and ss; Dalrymple, If; Gore, cf; Nicol, rf. 

Brouthers headed the batters with .367 and also the 
1882 first basemen with ,974; Burdock, 2b, .929; Williamson, 3b, 
.880; Force, ss, .907; Hornung, If, .930; Wood, cf, .89:1; 
Evans, rf, .910. Goldsmith made the best record among 
-^ the pitchers and Bennett and Deasley tied at .874 for catch- 
ing honors. 

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 

Clubs Per Ct. 

Cincinnati 680 

Athletics ". 540 

Eclipse 520 

Alleghenv 500 

St. Louis 460 

Baltimore 260 

Composition of winning club: W. White and H. Mc- 
Cormick, p; Snyder and Powers, c; Stearns, lb; McPhee, 
2b; Carpenter, 3b; Fulmer, ss; Sommer, Macullar and 
Wheeler, fielders; Luff and Kemmler, subs. 

Browning was Association's leading batter; Lane, lb; 
McPhee, 2b; Battin, -3b; Mack, ss; Macullar, cf; Blackis- 
ton, rf; Sommer, If; Dorr, p; O'Brien, c. 

A. G. MILLS SUCCEEDS HULBERT 

At the annual meeting of the National League in 
1882 A. G. Mills was elected president to fill the vacancy 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 57 

caused by the death of Mr. Hulbert and N. E. Young was 
for the seventh time chosen secretary and treasurer. Troy 
and Worcester resigned memberships and New York and 
Philadelphia were admitted. Requests for reinstatement 
were received from a number of players and the prayers of 
the petitioners granted. The offenses of which they had 
been found guilty were of minor importance. 

NATIONAL AGREEMENT ADOPTED 

'The arbitration committees of the National League 
and the American Association met in New York City March 
17, 1883, for the purpose of considering the piracy of play- 
ers, a practice which had grown to such an extent as to call 
for action of the most drastic nature on the part of the gov- 
erning bodies. As a result of their labors the National 
Agreement was adopted and the effect of the document was 
of a most beneficial character. Those who assisted in fram- 
ing this important base ball measure were: A. G. Mills, A. i883 
H. Soden and John B. Day of the National League; 0. P. 
Caylor, William Barnie and Lewis Simmons of the Ameri- 
can Association and Elias Mather of the Northwestern 
League. The agreement has been amended from time to 
time as circumstances demanded. ' 

"SPORTING LIFE" ENTERS THE FIELD 

"Sporting Life," a weekly publication devoted to the 
interests of base ball, made its first appearance in Philadel- 
phia on April 15, 1883. Francis B. Richter, Thomas S. 
Dando and August Rudolph were the gentlemen responsi- 
ble for the new venture. The paper was a success from 
the start, has an extended circulation and is read with great 
interest. Francis B. Richter is the editor. 

REACH ISSUES A BASE BALL GUIDE 

A. J. Reach issued the first number of his Base Ball 
Guide in 1883. Reach was a member of the Athletics in 
the early days of the game and was noted for his batting . ^ 
and base running ability, scoring 34 runs in two games on 
Oct. 20, 1865. ' The morning contest was with Williamsport, 
the Athletics winning 163 to 11, and the afternoon game. 



58 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

with the Alerts of Danville, and also won by the Athletics, 
was noteworthy from the fact that all the bats were broken 
by the Philadelphians and the game finished with the han- 
dle of a shovel. The score of the morning game was 101 to 
8, (not 163 to 11, as printed on the preceding page), and the 
afternoon contest resulted 162 to 11. Reach is also credited 
with being the first player to receive a salary for his ser- 
vices. He retired from the game, went into the base 
ball supply business at Philadelphia and has made a fortune. 
The Guide is a valuable publication. 

UNION ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED 

The Union Association was organized at Pittsburg on 
Sept. 12, 1883, with H. R. Bennett of Washington as presi- 
dent and Warren White secretary. Later a reorganization 
was effected at St. Louis with Henry V. Lucas of that city 
president, T. J. Pratt vice president and Warren White sec- 
1883 retary. Washington, St. Louis, Altcona, Boston, Baltimore, 
Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Chicago were selected as the 
cities in which clubs were to be located and April 17, 1884, 
set as the date for opening the season. The abolition of 
the reserve rule was the object of the promoters of the new 
association. The men behind it were: 

St. Louis — Henry V. Lucas, Theodore Benoist. 

Chicago — A. H. Henderson, E. S. Engle. 

Cincinnati — Justus Thorner. 

Philadelphia~T. J. Pratt. 

Baltimore— L W. Lowe, B. F. Matthews. 

Washington — H. B. Bennett, M. B. Scanlan. 

Boston— F. E. Winslow, George Wright, T. H. Mur- 
nane. 

Altoona— W. Rilz. 

BOSTON AND ATHLETICS WINNERS 

Boston won the National League pennant for 1883 
and the Athletics were the leaders in the American Associ- 
ation. The race was fine in both organizations. In the 
National Chicago closely pressed the winning team, while 
in the Association St. Louis and Cincinnati were hot on the 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 59 

trail of the Athletics. The result is given in full in the 
tables below: 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs Won Lost 

Boston 63 35 

Chicago. 59 ' 3S 

Providence 58 40 

Cleveland 55 42 

Buffalo 52 45 

New York 46 50 

Detroit 40 58 

Philadelphia 17 81 

Winning team: Whitney, p; BufRngton, p; Haekett 
and Hines, c; Morrill, lb; Burdock, 2b; Sutton, 3b; Wise, 
ss; Hornung, If; Radford, rf; C. Smith, of. 

Brouthers was the leading batter with .371; Morrill, 
lb, .974; Farrell, 2b, .925; Denny, 3b, .875; Glasscock, ss, 
.918; Hornung, If, .936; Hines, cf, .913; Evans, rf, .902. 
Whitney headed the pitchers; Bennett, .859, the catchers. 

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 

Clubs Per Ct. 

Athletics 670 

St. Louis 660 

Cincinnati 640 

Metropolitan , 560 

Eclipse, 530 

Columbus 330 

Alleghenv 300 

Baltimore 290 

The champions were: Matthews, Carey, Bradley and 
Jones, p; O'Brien and Rowan, c; Stovey, lb; Strieker, 2b; 
Bradley, 3b; Carey, ss; Birchall, Blackiston, Knight and 
Crowley, fielders. 

Mullane was the leading pitcher; Wolf, c; Stovey, lb; 
McPhee, 2b; Battin, 3b; Nelson, ss; Maskrey, cf; Corkhill, 
rf ; Kennedy, If. Mansell was the best batter. 

DEATH OF JAMES A. DEVLIN 

James A. Devlin, at the time of his expulsion by the 
Louisville club in 1877 one of the best pitchers in the busi- 
ness, died in Philadelphia Oct. 10, 1883. Devlin tried hard 
for reinstatement but failed in every instance. 

SWEENEY STRIKES OUT NINETEEN 

On June 7, 1884, Charles Sweeney of Providence made 
a major league record by striking cut nineteen Bostonians. 



1883 



60 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

Whitney pitched a masterly game, but his fine work was 
overshadowed by the marvelous performance of Sweeney. 



1884 



PROVIDENCE 



Hines, cf 

Farrell, 2b.... 
Radbourne, lb 
Sweeney, p. . . 

Irwin, ss 

Denny, 3b 

Carroll, If 

Nava, c 



4 
4 
4 
4 
3 
3 
3 
3 
Radford, rf I 3 



I 
AB. I R. 



H. 



P.O.! A. 



Totals I 31 



BOSTON 



Hornung, If, 
Sutton, 3b.., 
Burdock, 2b. 
Whitney, p . . 
Morrill, lb. . 
Manning, cf, 
Crowley, rf. . 

Hines, c 

Wise, ss. — 



Totals 



AB. R. 



1 

5 
1 


1 
19 







19 
i 
1 

3 




27 24 



H. 



4 
4 
4 
3 
4 
4 
4 
3 
3 

33 









2 








1 


1 


2 








2 


2 


1 


1 





11 





1 


11 


1 








1 


1 





1 


2 











7 


6 




1 





1 


1 


4 


27 


24 1 

1 



E. 



P.O. A. E. 



SCORE BY INNINGS. 

Providence 1 1 0—2 

Boston 1 0—1 

SUMMARY. 

Two-base hit — Sutton, Crowley. 

Passed balls — Hines, 1. 

Bases on balls — Whitney, 1. 

Struck out — By Whitney, 10; by Sweeney, 19. 

Triple play— Manning, Morrill and Sutton. 

Umpire — Burns. 

Time— 1:45. 



PROVIDENCE GETS 6 OF 8 HOME RUNS 

Providence defeated Chicago 13 to 4 on June 28, 1884, 
a total of eight home runs being made, of which number 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 61 

Providence secured six. Chicago was trying out a new man 
in the pitcher's position and the Grays found him without 
difficulty. Radbourne also was hit hard. Score: 



PROVIDENCE 



R. 



H. P.O. 



E. 



Hines, cf 

Start, lb 

Sweeney, rf . , 
Radbourne, p, 

Irwin, ss 

Denny, 3b 

Carroll, If.... 
Farrell, 2b. . . 
Gilligan, c 

Totals... 



2 


3 


2 


1 


1 


3 


12 











1 


1 











7 


3 


1 


1 


3 


2 


1 


3 


2 


2 


3 


1 











1 


2 


3 


2 


6 


1 


13 


13 


27 


17 



CHICAGO 



R. 



Dalrymple, If. , 

Gore, cf 

Kelly, c 

Anson, lb 

Pfeffer, 2b 

Williamson, 3b. 

Burns,^ ss 

Sunday, rf 

Lee, p 



Totals 



H. 



P.O. A. E. 



10 



3 
1 

14 
2 
3 

1 
3 



27 



11 



11 



SCORE BY INNINGS 

Providence 12 4 14 1 0—13 

Chicago 1 10 2 0—4 

SUMMARY 

Home runs— Dalrymple, Anson, Hines, Denny, 
Carroll 2, Start, Irwin. i 

Two base hit — Hines. 
Double plays -Williamson-Anson, 2. 
Struck out— Chicago, 3; Providence, 2. 
Umpire — McLean. 
Time— 2.20. 



1884 



SWEENEY EXPELLED BY PROVIDENCE 

Charles Sweeney, of the Providence team, was ex- 
pelled by officials of that organization on July 22, 1884, for 



62 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

refusing to obey orders. In the seventh inning of a game 
played on that date with Philadelphia, on the Providence 
grounds, with the score standing 6 to 2 in favor of the lo- 
cals and only five hits by Philadelphia, Manager Bancroft 
asked Sweeney to exchange places with Miller, who was 
playing right field, in order that the latter player might 
get a little more experience in the pitcher's position. Swee- 
ney refused to do this and ended the argument by walking 
off the field. He was warned that this action meant ex- 
pulsion, but he replied that he didn't care, as he could get 
more money playing somewhere else. The game proceed- 
ed with only eight Providence players and was won by 
1884 Philadelphia 10 to 6, the visitors scoring eight runs in the 
ninth inning. 

There had been rumors for some time that repre- 
sentatives of the Union Association were tampering with 
Providence players, and, despite the uneasiness it caused, 
and the fact that the loss of Sweeney might necessitate the 
disbanding of the team, as the suspension of Radbourne 
left the club without experienced pitchers, the offending 
twirler was expelled that same evening. Later he joined 
the St. Louis Union Association team. 

As a way out of the dilemma, Radbourne was rein- 
stated and pitched nearly every game from that date to the 
close of the season. 

PROVIDENCE, NEW YORK AND ST. LOUIS WIN 

The pennants for 1884 were won by Providence in the 
National League, New York (Metropolitans) in the Ameri- 
can Association and St. Louis in the Union Association. 

The Americans had a twelve-club circuit. Washing- 
ton, Brooklyn, Indianapolis and Toledo were the new mem- 
bers, and all of them finished the season except Washing- 
ton, which weakened in August and was succeeded by the 
Virginias of Richmond. 

The voyage of the Union Association was an unusu- 
ally stormy one, several changes taking place in the circuit 
and only five clubs playing out the schedule. None of the 
teams made any money. Altoona gave up first, then Phil- 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 63 

adelphia and finally Chicago. Kansas City, Wilmington, 
Pittsburg, Milwaukee and St. Paul figured in the make-up 
of the Association during the season. 

The National League adopted the percentage system 
in recording the result of its championship race for the first 
time this year. 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs Per ct. 

Providence 750 

Boston 650 

Buffalo 570 

Chicapro 550 

New York 550 

Philadelphia 340 

Cleveland 310 

Detroit 250 

The winning team was made up of Radbourne, Miller i8 84 
and Conley, p; Gilligan and Nava, c; Start, lb; Farrell, 2b; 
Denny, 3b; Irwin, ss; Carroll, If; Hines, cf, and Rad- 
ford, rf. 

O'Rourke was the leading batter, having a percent- 
age of .350; Hackett, c, .879; Start, lb, .974; Burdock, 2b, 
.925; Sutton, 3b, .906; Force, ss, .901; Fogarty, If, .915; 
Hines, cf, .895; Evans, rf, .911. Radbourne was the star 
pitcher. 

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 

Clubs. Per ct. 

Metropolitan 700 

Columbus 638 

Louisville 629 

St. Louis 626 

Cincinnati 623 

Baltimore 594 

Athletics 564 

Toledo 442 

Brooklyn 384 

Virginia 285 

Pittsburg 277 

Indianapolis 271 

Washington 190 

Members of winning team: Halbert and Reipslager, c; ' 

Keefe and Lynch, p; Orr, S. Crane, Esterbrook, Nelson 
and Troy, infielders; Kennedy, Roseman and Brady, out- 
fielders. 

Association's leaders: Esterbrook, batting; Hecker, 



64 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

p; Milligan, c; Orr, lb; Creamer, 2b; Battin, 3b; Houck, 
ss; Browning, cf; Swartwood, rf ; Kennedy, If. 

UNION ASSOCIATION 

Clubs. Per ct. 

St. Louis 850 

Cincinnati 660 

Baltimore 538 

Boston 532 

Pittsburg 500 

Nationals 410 

Keystone 312 

Kansas City , 182 

Winning team: Sweeney, Boyle, Hodnett and Wer- 
den, p; Dolan, Brennan and Baker, c; Quinn, lb; Dunlap, 
2b; Gleason, 3b; Whitehead, ss; Dave Rowe, Schaffer and 
18 84 one of the battery players in the field. 

RADBOURNE'S WONDERFUL RECORD 

The feature of the season of 1884 was the remark- 
able work of Charles Radbourne, of the victorious Provi- 
dence team, who pitched seventy-four games during the 
campaign, winning sixty and losing twelve. Two games 
were ties. During the latter part of July, August and 
September he pitched thirty-seven games, and of this num- 
ber won thirty-two and lost four, one being a tie. Of the 
total of seventy-four games there were eight that went 
into extra innings— one of sixteen, a tie in which Boston 
made only four hits; one of fifteen, one of fourteen, three 
of eleven and two of ten. 

In the fifteen inning game Whitney for Boston struck 
out eighteen men and Radbourne fanned thirteen, and in 
the game with Boston on Aug. 9 Irwin knocked the ball 
through a hole in the fence in the eleventh inning and scored 
the winning and only run of the contest. 

The table on the opposite page gives the record of 
Radbourne's phenomenal performance, showing the scores 
of the games and the number of hits made by each of the 
contending clubs. The games enclosed by the brace are 
eighteen of the twenty straight which gave Providence 
this major league record. The other two games were won 
by other members of the pitching staff who "spelled*' the 
"Old Hoss'* durinofhis test of endurance. 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



65 



- 


1 


PROVIDENCE VERSUS 


RUNS 


HITS 


\jf\ 1 n. 


Opt. 

~T 

2 
1 

5 
3 
2 
2 

1 

4 
9 
2 
5 
12 
4 
3 
1. 



6 
4 
5 
3 
4 
2 
9 
5 
5 

7 
6 
5 
5 
3 
4 
5 
3 
2 
2 

1 



2 
2 
3 
3 
3 
4 
1 

5 

1 
1 

4 

2 
3 
1 

2 
1 

2 
2 
5 
6 
7 
5 
3 
1 
7 
1 


Prov. 


Opt. 


Prov. 


May 2 

3 


Cleveland 

Buffalo 


5 
5 
3 

25 
5 
4 
3 
8 
10 
12 
9 
6 
7 
1 

4 
13 
15 
10 
1 

8 
13 
4 
10 
2 
4 
14 
6 
1 

2 
1 

9 

2 

11 

16 

11 

8 

7 

1 

4 
1 

3 
4 
1 

3 
4 
5 
7 
5 
6 
7 
6 

^^ 

3 
5 
3 

5 
9 
8 
6 
10 
4 
9 
9 
1 

3 
8 
4 
9 
8 


5 

5 

5 

5 

5 

8 

4 

3 

6 

13 

12 

7 

18 

IE 

7 
5 
1 

2 

3 

12 

10 

10 

10 

12 

10 

12 

9 

9 

4 

7 

6 

9 

9 

10 

4 

6 

7 

8 

4 

2 

2 

7 

6 

5 

5 

8 

6 

6 

11 

6 

10 

3 

9 

8 

5 

6 

5 

9 

3 

6 

7 

9 

6 

7 

10 
9 
7 
8 
6 
10 
4 


5 

4 


9 




4 


•• 12 




4 


" !4 

" 17 


Detroit 


23 
6 


'• 19 


'• 


6 


" 21 .... 


New York 


9 


*' 23 . . 


Philadelphia 


8 


" 26 . . 


New York 


11 


" 30 




16 


" 30 

" 31 


10 innings 


11 
12 


June 3 




11 


" 11 


Bo^on 


4 


" 14 

" 16 ... 
** 18 .... 


Philadelphia 


14 
12 
23 


" 21 .... 
*' 24 .... 
" 26 . 


Detroit 


12 
11 
13 


" 28 




13 


" 30' 


«« 


9 


July 1 




9 


2 




8 




4 

7 

8 

9 

* 11 

* 12 

14 

' 16 

' 23 

' 26 

* 28 




11 




Buffalo 


18 






9 
8 






6 






J 
8 




" 


5 




New York 


15 




Philadelphia 


14 






8 


■ 30 
Aug. 1 


New York 


9 
10 


" 6 


1 1 innings 


8 


7 




5 
4 
8 
4 
6 
8 
5 
4 


" 9 


Boston, 11 innings . . . 


" 11 ... 




" 12 


" 


•• 14'" 




•* 15 


Cleveland 


*' 19 .... 




" 21 .... 


Chicago 


" 23 




l\ 


" 27 ... 


*♦ 


9 
8 
6 
9 
6 
11 
7 
9 
6 


" 28 . 
" 29 ... 
•' 30 . 


Detroit 


Sept. 2 


Buffalo 


.¥ 3 




" 4 

5 ... 


Cleveland 


6 .. 


" 


•• Q 




4 


•• 10 


Cleveland 


5 


" 11 .. 




9 


" 12 


Buffalo 


8 


.. 13 




7 


•• 15 

'* 16 


Cleveland 


15 
5 


" 17 

" 18 




13 
12 


•* 20 


«' 


6 


•* 24 




6 


" 26 




6 


Oa 4 




8 


7 




8 


" 11 




11 



1884 



1884 



66 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

The two tie games are omitted from the table. One 
of these was the sixteen inning 1 to 1 game with Boston on 
June 6, in which Providence secured six hits to Boston's 
four, and the 3 to 3 game with New York on July 31. In 
this game the first triple play seen in New York was made 
by Richardson, Ward and Laughran. 

The distribution of the games by months was as 
follows: 

Month. Won. Lost. Tie. Ex. Inng. 

May 12 10 1 

June 7 3 1 3 

July." 10 4 1 1 

August 14 10 3 

September 14 3 

October 3 

60 12 2 8 . 

Radbourne's record with the different clubs is here- 
with appended: 

Won From Lost To Tie. Ex. Inng. 

Cleveland 12 10 

Buffalo 9 2 1 

Chicago 7 3 

Detroit 11 10 2 

New York.... 8 2 11 

Philadelphia... 6 1 

Boston 7 3 13 

60 12 2 8 

PROVIDENCE WINS FIRST WORLD'S SERIES 

The first series of games for the championship of the 
world was held at the close of the season of 1884. Provi- 
dence, which won the National League pennant, met the 
Metropolitans, leaders of the American Association, and 
Radbourne added more glory to his name. Notwithstand- 
ing the strain of his seventy- four game record, he pitched 
his team to victory by winning the series in three straight 
contests. The opening event, played on Oct. 23, resulted 
6 to 0, the second 3 to 1 and the third 12 to 2. Keef e pitched 
the first two games for the Metropolitans and Becannon of- 
ficiated in the final struggle. 

The games were played late in the season, but were 
well attended, the unpropitious weather doubtless keeping 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



67 



many away. The score of the first game is given as a mat- 
ter of historical interest: 



PROVIDENCE 



R. 



H. P.O. 



Hines, cf. . . . 
Carroll, If... 
Radbourne, p, 

Start, lb 

Farrell, 2b. . . 
Irwin, ss. . . . 

Gilligan, c 

Denny, 3b . . . 
Radford, rf. . 

Totals . . . 



2 


1 


1 





1 





1 














1 








13 





1 


1 


2 


2 


1 


1 





6 


1 


1 


8 


2 





1 





2 








2 

27 



13 


6 


5 



METROPOLITANS 



R. 



Nelson, ss 

Brady, rf 

Esterbrook, 3b. 
Roseman, cf . . . 

Orr, lb 

Troy, 2b .... 
Reipslager, c. . 
Kennedy, If . . . 
Keefe, p 



Totals 



H. 







P.O. A. 



2 

1 

1 



13 


7 





24 



13 



E. 



E. 



SCORE BY INNINGS 

Providence 2 1 3 *— 6 

Metropolitans 0—0 

SUMMARY 

Bases on balls — Off Keefe, 2. 

Struck out — By Radbourne, 9; by Keefe. 6. 

Umpire — Kelly. 



1884 



MILLS RESIGNS LEAGUE PRESIDENCY 

The annnal meeting of the National League in 1884 
was an unusually interesting one and resulted in the resig- 
nation of its president. H. V. Lucas, on the failure of his 
Union League, sought to keep his head above water by se- 
curing a berth in the National and filed his application. At 
this meeting of the League the question of admitting his St. 



68 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

Louis team of the Union Association to membership came 
up and caused much discussion. President Mills was op- 
posed to the proposition. Others favored the idea, howev- 
er, and when it became apparent that the matter would be 
favorably acted upon Mr. Mills resigned his position as 
head of the organization. N. E. Young was chosen to suc- 
ceed him. The offices of president,, secretary and treasurer 
were consolidated and an adjournment taken, leaving the 
St. Louis question to be disposed of at a special meeting to 
be held later. 

Five meetings were necessary, however, before the 
question was settled. Finally, on March 5, 1885, the St. 
188 5 Louis team was admitted and on April 18 Glasscock, Brior- 
dy, McCormick, Schaffer, Dunlap and Sweeney were rein- 
stated. The first three were fined $1,000 each and the oth- 
ers were given individual assessments of $500. Cleveland 
dropped out of the league. 

SEEK TO OUST METROPOLITANS 

In the spring of 1885 the American Association ex- 
pelled James Mutrie, manager of the Metropolitans, for al- 
leged assistance in signing players with the National League. 
The club resented this action and the Association retaliated 
by ousting the New Yorkers from membership. Appeal 
was made to the courts and a temporary injunction granted. 
Later this was made permanent, the court holding that no 
club could be expelled from a base ball organization without 
previous notice and trial, and the war was brought to an 
end. Mutrie was reinstated. 

BILLY SUNDAY BECOMES CONVERTED 

Ir In September, 1885, W. A. Sunday, a member of the 
Chicago team, announced his conversion to Christianity and* 
also stated that at some future time he would retire from 
the ball field and enter upon religious work; Later he be- 
came an evangelist and the success which has crowned his 
his efforts has been almost phenomenal. 

Sunday was driving an undertaker's wagon in Mar- 
shalltown, Iowa, when Anson first met him. A firemen's 
tournament was in progress at the time and Sunday, who 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 69 

was entered in some of the races, attracted the attention 
of the Chicagoan by his abihty as a runner and he was se- 
cured for the White Stocking organization. Sunday's career 
as a ball player was confined to the Chicago and Pittsburg 
clubs. While not a batter of great degree, he was a fine 
fielder and exceedingly fast on the bases. 

ORGANIZATION OF THE BROTHERHOOD 

The National Brotherhood of Base Ball Players was 
organized in October, 1885, but the fact was kept a secret 
until Aug. 4, 1886, when Sporting Life gave the news to the 
public. John M. Ward was the moving spirit in the new 
association. Its objects were to protect and benefit its 
members individually and collectively, to promote a high 
standard of professional conduct and to advance the inter- 
ests of the national game. There was a chapter in each 
league city. The beneficial part of the scheme provided for 
the appointment of a relief committee, whose duty was to 
investigate cases reported or coming under its observation, 
and, when found necessary, to grant assistance in a sum 
not to exceed $10 per week, dating from the time of appli- 
cation and continuing as long as circumstances required. 

PENNANTS TO CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS 

The pennants for 1885 were won by Chicago and St. 
Louis. The American Association went back to the old 
eight-club idea. The tables follow: 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs Per Ct. 

Chicago 770 

New York 759 

Philadelphia 509 

Providence 482 

Boston 411 

Detroit 380 

Buffalo 339 

St. Louis 333 

Winning team: Clarkson and McCormick, p; Flint, c; 
Kelly, c and rf; Anson, lb; Pfeffer, 2b; Williamson, 3b; 
Burns, ss; Dalrymple, If; Gore, cf; Sunday, rf. 

Roger Connor headed the batters with an average of 
.371; Bennett, c, .885; McKinnon, lb, .978; Dunlap, 2b, 



1885 



1885 



70 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

.933; Williamson, 3b, .891; Glasscock, ss, .917; Gillespie, 
If, .941; O'Rourke, cf, .939; Schaffer, rf, .917. Clarkson 
was leading pitcher. 

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 

Clubs. Per ct. 

St. Louis 705 

Cincinnati. 562 

Allegheny 504 

Brooklyn 473 

Louisville 473 

Metropolitans 407 

Athletics 401 

Baltimore 376 

Following was the champion team: Foutz, Carruthers 
and McGinnis, p; Bushong, Sullivan and Broughton, c; Co- 
miskey, lb; Robinson, 2b; Latham, 3b; Gleason, ss; O'Neill, 
If; Welch, cf; Nicol, rf. 

Association leaders: Browning, batting; Ramsey, p; 
Sullivan, c; Scott, lb; Barkley, 2b; Hankinson, 3b; Whit- 
ney, ss; Welch, cf ; Corkhill, rf; Sommer, If. 

DETROIT GETS BUFFALO'S "BIG FOUR" 

Buffalo and Providence dropped out of the National 
League at the close of the season of 1885 and Kansas 
City and Washington were admitted. Buffalo's "Big Four" 
— White, Rowe, Brouthers and Richardson — went to Detroit 
and greatly strengthened that team. 

WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP A TIE 

The world's championship for 1885 was a tie, Chicago 
and St. Louis each winning three games and one game be- 
ing drawn. One was played at Chicago, three at St. Louis, 
two at Cincinnati and one at Pittsburg." 

SPORTING NEWS APPEARS 

Sporting News, a St. Louis publication, came into 
existence in 1886. It is devoted exclusively to base ball, 
188 6 covers the field admirably and is a model of typographical 
neatness. Charles C. Spink & Son are the publishers. 

M'CORMICK WINS SIXTEEN STRAIGHT GAMES 

McCormick, pitching for the Chicago club, won six- 
teen straight games in the season of 1886. Starting with 
his first game for that year, May 5, his winning streak con- 
tinued until July 3, when he was beaten by New York. The 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 71 

table below shows the clubs defeated and the scores by 
which the different games were won: 



DATE 



May 5 , 

"^ 7. 

'' 10. 
■" 13. 

" 18. 

" 21. 

'* 24. 

'' 28. 
June 2. 



** 12. 

" 19. 

'' 24. 
• '* 28. 
July 1. 



OPPONENT 



St. Louis 

Detroit 

Boston 

New York. . . 
Washington . 
Philadelphia. 

Washington . 
Boston 

New York. . . 



Kansas City. 

Detroit 

Washington , 
Philadelphia , 
New York. . . 



OPNT. CHGO 



9 
6 
7 
7 
7 
9 
8 
20 
9 
4 
3 
8 
5 
9 
3 
7 



CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS AGAIN LEAD 

The close of the season of 1886 found Chicago and 
St. Louis again at the head of their respective organiza- 
tions and the latter team also won the world's championship 
by taking four games out of six. 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs Per Ct. 

Chicago 726 

Detroit 707 

New York 630 

Philadelphia 623 

Boston 479 

St. Louis 352 

Kansas City 242 

Washington 235 

Chicago team: McCormick, Flynn and Clarkson, p; 
Flint and Kelly, c; Anson, lb; Pfeffer, 2b; Burns, 3b; Wil- 
liamson, ss; Dalrymple, If; Gore, cf; Ryan, rf; Sunday, rf 
and cf . 

League leaders: M. J. Kelly, batting, .388; Baldwin, 
p; Bennett, c, .912; Farrar, lb, .979; Bastian, 2b, .944; 
Denny and Esterbrook, 3b, .895; Force, ss, .908; Fogarty, 
If, .953; D. Richardson, cf, .951; Thompson, rf, .945. 

A feature of the American season was the deposing 
of the president of the organization, H. D. McKnight, 



1886 



72 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

and the election of W. C. Wikoff . The action was due to 
the fining- and suspension of S. W. Barkley. 

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 

Clubs. Per ct, 

St. Louis 669 

Allegheny 584 

Brooklyn 555 

Louisville 485 

Cincinnati 471 

Athletics 467 

Metropolitans 393 

Baltimore 366 

^88 6 The winning team was composed of Foutz, Carruth- 

ers, McGinnis and Hudson, p; Bushong and Kemmler, c; 
Comiskey, lb; Robinson, 2b; Latham, 3b; Gleason, ss; 
O'Neill, If; Welch, cf ; Nicol rf. 

Those who ranked first in the different positions at 
the close of the season were: Orr, batting; Ramsey, p; 
Traffley, c; Orr, lb; McPhee, 2b; Whitney, 3b; Smith, ss; 
Welch, cf; Corkhill, rf; O'Neill, If. 

BOSTON PAYS $10,000 FOR MIKE KELLY 

In the early part of 1887 Boston bought the release 
of Michael J. Kelly from the Chicago club for the sum of 
$10,000. Kelly was a great favorite with the Chicago 
fans and the sale was severely criticised. The price paid 
was a record one, however, and Anson, thinking that Kelly 
had seen his best days, deemed it wise to cinch the bank- 
roll while he had the chance. Kelly received a big increase 
in salary from Boston. 
18 8 7 Another deal was the transfer of Dunlap from De- 

troit to Pittsburg for $5,000. 

LEAGUE RECOGNIZES BROTHERHOOD 

An important event of 1887 was the recognition of 
the Brotherhood by the League. It came in the form 
of a contract for the players drawn up to meet the views of 
the Brotherhood's committee. This committee was com- 
posed of Ward, Hanlon and Brouthers. 

DETROIT AND ST. LOUIS WINNERS 

The pennants for 1887 were won by Detroit and St. 
Louis, the latter club having little difficulty in landing its 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 73 

third successive victory. Batting averages were increased 
considerably in the National League by the adoption of a 
rule making bases on balls count as hits. 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs Per Ct. 

Detroit 637 

Philadelphia 610 

Chicago 587 

New York 553 

Boston 504 

Pittsburg 443 

Washington 377 

Indianapolis 293 

The champions: Getzein, Baldwin and Conway, p; 
Bennett, Ganzel and Briordy, c; Brouthers, lb; Dunlap, 2b; 
H. Richardson, 2b and If; White, 3b; Shindle, 3b; Rowe, 
ss; Twitchell, If; Hanlon, cf; Thompson, rf. 

Anson headed the League in batting, with an average 
of .421; Bennett, c, .905; Morrill, lb, .985; Dunlap, 2b, 
.953; Whitney, 3b, .924; Ward, ss, .919; Hornung, If, .934; 
Gillespie, cf, .946; H. Richardson, rf, .936. Ferguson was 
the leading pitcher. 

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 

Clubs. Perct. 

St. Louis 704 

Cincinnati 600 

Baltimore 570 

Louisville 559 

Athletics 481 

Brooklyn 448 

Metropolitans — 331 

Cleveland 298 

St. Louis team: Foutz, Carruthers, Hudson and King, 
p; Bushong and Boyle, c; Comiskey, lb; Robinson, 2b; 
Latham, 3b; Gleason, ss; O'Neill, If; Welch, cf; Nicol and 
Sylvester, rf. 

O'Neill, of the St. Louis team, headed the batsmen 
with a percentage of .492, the highest average ever attained 
by a major league player; Smith, p; Milligan, c; Reilly, lb; 
Bierbauer, 2b; Lyons, 3b; Gleason, ss; Corkhill, cf; Wolf, 
rf; O'Brien, If. 

WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP TO DETROIT 

The world's championsnip for 1887 went to Detroit. 
Fifteen games were played and of this number the Na- 



1887 



74 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



1887 



1888 



tional League champions won ten. Attendance, 51,455. At 
the game on Oct. 24 Brouthers was presented with a 
zylonite bat, Ganzel got a watch and Bennett 500 silver dol- 
lars, which the appreciative catcher wheeled around the 
bases to the delight of the crowd: 



DATE. 



Oct. 10. 

11. 

12. 
13. 
14. 
15. 
17. 
18. 
19. 
21. 
21. 
22. 
24. 
25. 
26. 



WHERE PLAYED. 



St. Louis, 



Detroit 

Pittsburg 

Brooklyn 

New York 

Philadelphia 

Boston 

Philadelphia 

Washing-ton 

Baltimore (P. M.) 

New York 

Detroit 

Chicago 

St. Louis 



ST. L. DET 



6 
3 
1 

5 

1 
2 
2 
11 
3 
5 
3 
3 
9 



1 
5 
2 
8 
2 
9 
3 
9 
4 
4 
13 
1 
6 
4 
2 



The victories and defeats of the pitchers follow: 

Won. Lost. 

Baldwin 4 1 

Getzein. 4 2 

Carruthers 4 4 

Conway 2 2 

King 1 3 

Foutz 3 

BOSTON PAYS $10,000 FOR CLARKSON 

Boston again startled the base ball world in the 
spring of 1888 by paying $10,000 to the Chicago club for 
the release of John Clarkson. As was the case with Kelly 
Ghicagoans were displeased. After the transfer Clark- 
son and Kelly became known as the $20,000 battery. 

ST. LOUIS SELLS FIVE PLAYERS 

Another sensation of the year was the sale by the 
St. Louis team of five of its star players for the sum of 
$22,750. Brooklyn purchased Carruthers for $8,250, Foutz 
for $5,500 and Bushong for $5,000, while the Athletics gave 
$3,000 for Welch and $1,000 for Gleason. Brooklyn also 
bought the Metropolitan club and franchise for $25,0007 

CHARLES J. FERGUSON PASSES AWAY 

Charles J. Ferguson, pitcher of the Philadelphia club, 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 75 

died at the residence of Arthur Irwin in Philadelphia on the 
night of April 29, 1888. Ferguson was a Virginian and 
joined the Philadelphias in 1885. He was in the front rank 
as a pitcher and was a general player of great ability. 

NEW YORK AND ST. LOUIS LEAD IN RACE 

New York and St. Louis were pennant winners in 
1888. The Association raised the price of admission to 50 
cents this year but was obliged to return to 25 cents. 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs Per Ct. 

New York 641 

Chicago 571 

Philadelphia 531 

Boston 522 

Detroit 519 

Pittsburg 493 

Indianapolis 370 

Washington 358 

Winning team: Keefe, Welch, Titcomb, p; Ewing, 
Murphy and Brown, c; Connor, lb; D. Richardson, 2b; Whit- lass 
ney, 3b; Ward, ss; O'Rourke, If; Slattery, cf; Tiernan, rf; 
Gore and Foster, cf. 

Leaders: Anson, batting, .343; Keefe, p; Bennett, c, 
.941; Anson, lb, .985; Bastian, 2b, .946; Nash, 3b, .913; 
Kuehne, ss, .915; O'Rourke, If, .959; Sunday, cf, .938; Tier- 
nan, rf, .959. 

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 

Clubs. Per ct. 

St. Louis 681 

Brooklyn 629 

Athletics 609 

Cincinnati 594 

Baltimore 423 

Cleveland 374 

Louisville 360 

Kansas City 326 

The winners: King, Hudson, Chamberlain, Devlin, p; 
Boyle, Dolan, c; Comiskey, Robinson, Latham, Kerr, White, 
McGarr, infielders; O'Neill, Lyons, McCarthy, outfielders. 

Leaders: O'Neill, batting; Terry, p; Donohue, c; An- 
derson, lb; Barkley, 2b; Shindle, 3b; Farrell, ss; Welch, 
cf. ; Hogan, rf; Stovey, If. 

NEW YORK WINS WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP 

New York won the world's championship in 1888. 



76 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



The scores of the games and the cities in which they 
were played follow: 



DATE. 


WHERE PLAYED. 


ST. L. 

1 
3 
2 

3 

4 

5 

7 

3 
14 
18 


N. Y. 


Oct. 16... 


New York 


2 


'' 17.. 


< ( 





" 18.. 


< < 


4 


" 19.. 


Brooklyn 


6 


" 20.. 


New York 


6 


*' 22.. 


Philadelphia 


12 


" 24.. 


St, Louis . 


5 


*• 25.. 


< < 


11 


" 26.. 


( ( 


11 


" 27.. 


< < 


7 



The work of the pitchers will be found in the sum- 
mary below : 

Won. Lost. 

Keefe 4 

1888 King 2 3 

Chamberlain 2 3 

Welch 1 1 

Crane 1 1 

George 1 

Titeomb 1 

ANSON MAKES DEBUT AS AN ACTOR 

On the evening of Oct. 4, 1888, A. C. Anson made 
his debut as an actor at Harlem, New York, with Evans and 
Hoey in "A Bunch of Keys." One who witnessed the dra- 
matic sensation thus describes the event: 

It was a great audience that the old man 
made his debut before, with the Chicago base ball 
club occupying one of the boxes and the New York 
team another. The place was blazing with lights. 
Anson, who had been made up to resemble a Seven- 
teenth century pirate, looked about to see if he 
was known as he emerged from behind the scenes. 
The house was in an uproar of laughter at his ap- 
pearance, but nobody recognized him. The man 
with the bull fiddle drew his rip-saw over the strings 
and to the zumpa-zump of this m.elodious instru- 
ment the old man crossed the stage. 

The scene was digging for treasure or some- 
thing of that kind and a lot of laborers were toss- 
ing property mud out of a big hole in the center 
of the stage. Anson's role was Terence Maguire, 
captain of the laborers. As he entered he said: 

"Good mornin', me bould men. " 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 77 

"Mornin', cap'n." 

"Indade it's a tough job yez has before ye." 

**Indade and it is, cap'n." 

"Then phwy not loighten it wid a song?" 

"Bully for ye, cap'n, ye're de bye." 

Thereupon Anson strode to the front of the 
stage, removed his skypiece, ran his fingers through 
his whiskers, which were light green in color, and 
sang a chorus in which ten men joined: 

"Picks and shovels hard we ply, 

Divil take the man who shirks, 
Foind the gould we will or die — 

Here everybody danced five steps of a break- 
down, the old man throwing his feet around the 
stage in a reckless way, and then — 

We are ten chuveling Tipperary Turks." 

The effect was irresistible, as the three-sheet 
poster says. The house rose as one man. Anson 
pulled his whiskers away from his mouth and start- 
ed the second verse just as the comedian in the 1888 
wings drove the piston rod into a syringe of soap 
suds and sent a stream of blue water across the 
stage. The old man was never hit by a pitched ball 
in his life and he gracefully dodged the shot. As he 
did so an Italian musician who was playing a flute 
clapped his hands to his eye, gave a frantic yell of 
"God preserve us" and dived through a back door. 
Anson moved over near the hole in the center of 
the stage and one of the laborers caught him by 
the legs and pulled him in. The old man fell on 
the laborer and almost broke his spine. When he 
crawled out of the hole, amid frenzied applause, the 
line was just forming for the march off the stage. 
He got in front of a little man with a plug hat and 
the little man with a plug hat got under a gallon of 
muddy water which was dropped out of the flies. 
This made the little man with the plug hat mad and 
he called Anson a robber. 

The house was crazy by this time and so, by 
the way, were the people who were waiting to go 
on. The old man had been on now ten minutes long- 
er than the action of the play called for, and in his ar- 
gument with the little man with the plug hat and the 
uproar of the audience he could not hear the voice 
of the prompter howling for him to remove him- 



78 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

self. Finally, the situation dawned upon him and 
he made his exit. 

WILLIAMSON WINS DIAMOND LOCKET 

Ed. Williamson, of the Chicago team, came within a 
few inches of equalling the long-distance throwing record 
in a contest at Cincinnati in October, 1888, and incidentally 
won a diamond locket offered by John R. McLean. Wil- 
liamson's throw, made under adverse weather conditions, 
was 133 yards and 11 inches, 8i inches short of the 
mark set by Hatfield. . The prize won by Williamson Was 
made to represent a base ball field, with a white enameled 
ball in the center and base paths made of diamonds. There 
were fifty-two gems in the locket. 

DISBANDING OF THE DETROIT CLUB 

188 8 "^^^ ^^^ event in the base ball world in 1888 was the 

sale of the great Detroit team, which took place in October 
of that year. Boston gathered in the best of the talent by 
purchasing Brouthers, Bennett, Richardson and Ganzel, the 
price stated at the time being $20,000, while Hanlon, Dun- 
lap, Conway, Rowe and White went to Pittsburg and 
Thompson to Philadelphia. The balance of the players se- 
cured positions on the Cleveland team, which city succeeded 
Detroit in the League. 

AROUND THE WORLD TOUR 

On Oct. 20, 1888, the Chicagos and a team of players 
picked from various clubs, and known as the All- Americas, 
left the Union station in Chicago for a tour of the world. 
The trip was directed by A. G. Spalding. The following 
players were in the party: 

Chicagos — A. C. Anson, Ed. Williamson, Tom Burns, 
Tom Daly, Mark Baldwin, James Ryan, Fred Pfeffer, John 
Tener, Mark Sullivan, Robert Pettit. 

All-Americas- -John M. Ward, John Healy, Edward 
Crane, William Earle, Fred Carroll, James Manning, George 
Wood, James Fogarty, Edward Hanlon, T. Brown. 

CLASSIFICATION AROUSES THE BROTHERHOOD 

At the annual meeting of the National League in 1888 
petitions were presented by the Pittsburg, Washington and 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 79 

Indianapolis clubs asking that the League put a limit to the 
salaries to be paid players, as the sums required had grown 
to such an extent as to make it almost impossible for clubs 
in the smaller cities of the organization to realize enough to 
warrant them continuing in the business. There was con- 
siderable opposition to the scheme, but it finally was adopt- 
ed and the following classification agreed upon: Class A, 
$2,500; Class B, $2,250; Class C, $2,000; Class D, $1,750; 
Class E, $1,500. It was provided, however, that this clas- 
sification should not apply to players with whom clubs already 
had agreements, or to those players who should make agree- 
ments before Dec. 15, while it was further stipulated that 
the members of the different organizations on a tour of the 
world should have two weeks after their return to shape 
their affairs before coming under the provisions of the new 
rule. 

The members of the Brotherhood were much wrought 
up over the matter and trouble seemed certain on the return 
of Ward, the head of the organization. 

FIRST GAME OF BASE BALL UNDER COVER 

The first game of base ball under cover was played iii 
the main building of the Pennsylvania state fair grounds at 
Philadelphia on the afternoon of Dec. 25, 1888. There were 
about 2,000 persons present. The teams, which were com- 
posed of players wintering in the city — among whom were 
Clements, Andrews, Welch, Burns, Fusselbach, Kilroy and 
Knauff — were known as the Uptowns and Downtowns and 
the latter were victorious by a score of 6 to 1. 

ASA BRAINARD EXPIRES IN DENVER 

Asa Brainard, pitcher for the old Cincinnati Red 
Stockings, died in Denver, Colo., Dec. 29, 1888. He was 
about 42 years old. After the disbanding of the Reds in 
1870 Brainard went to Washington, D. C, and later played 
with Baltimore. His most effective season was in 1869, 
when his team did not lose a game. 

MIKE KELLY GIVES STAGE EXPERIENCE 

On Dec. 30, 1888, Mike Kelly, who had been appear- 
ing in New York City that week as one of the characters in 



1888 



80 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

'*A Tin Soldier/' was interviewed in his dressing room by 
a reporter and thus related his stage experience: 

I can play ball before 30,000 people and not 
know they are on the grounds, but eight people out 
there [the auditorium] pull the heart out of me. 
^ After I get through with this engagement there 

will be no more for me. 1 have lost fifteen pounds 
and have been perspiring like a fountain ever since 
my first appearance. I have heard of people get- 
ting stage struck, but I don't see where it oomes 
in. I am getting big money, it is true, but I'd give 
a cool hundred if Frank McKee would come in here 
now and say: **Well, Kel, I guess we won't require 
your services after to-night." I'd go through the 
back door so quick he'd think that I was spirited 
away. 

When I made my entrance on the first night I 
was made up so tough my own mother wouldn't 
133 3 have known me. For an instant the audience did 

not recognize me. I started in to speak my lines 
when^suddenly I heard a noise as if the roof was 
falling in. I had been recognized and the people 
out in front began to shake the house down. Ot* 
course, the lines were knocked clean out of my 
memory and I came near dropping the trunk off my 
shoulder, too. In the midst of all the turmoil came 
a big base ball of flowers which was handed to me 
over the footlights. This muddled me some more 
and I don't know what I would have done had not 
Mrs. McKee thrown my lines to me and saved my 
life. People on the other side of the footlights 
who have seen me on the ball field never suspected 
that I caught those lines with much more eager- 
ness than I ever caught liners. Finally I was done 
and went off the stage, I'm blessed if I know how, 
and ever since I've been all nerves. I never dared 
to look across the footlights until Friday night, and 
then it seemed to me as if I had never seen so many 
people at one time before. 

RECEPTIONS TO RETURNING TOURISTS 

The Around the World party returned to the United 
States on April 6, 1889, and was given great receptions at 
New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago. Many no- 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



81 



tables attended. At New York Chauncey M. Depew, 
Daniel Dougherty, Mark Twain, Capt. Ward and Capt. An- 
son made addresses and DeWolf Hopper and Digby Bell 
gave recitations. x 

At Philadelphia a banquet was given by the publish- 
ers of Sporting Life. Speeches were made by Col. John L 
Rogers, C. H. Byrne, Col. McClure, Henry Chadwick, A. J. 
Reach, Harry Wright, Timothy Murnane and Leigh Lynch. 

At Chicago an illuminated parade and a banquet at 
the Palmer House were the features. Addresses were made 
by the Rev. Dr. Thomas, Maj. Henry L. Turner, Carter H. 
Harrison, James W. Scott and George Driggs. 

Record of games played abroad follows: 



DATE. 


PLACE. 


Dec. 


10.. 


Auckland 


< < 


15.. 


Sydney 


> < 


17.. 
18.. 
22.. 


< < 


< < 


< < 


< < 


Melbourne 


< ( 


24... 


i i 


< < 


26.. 


Adelaide 


< < 


27.. 


< < 


<( 


28.. 


< ( 


( < 


29.. 


Ballarat 


Jan. 


1.. 


Melbourne 


< ( 


5.. 


< < 


«( 


26.. 


Columbo 


Feb 


9.. 
19.. 


Cairo 


<< 


Naples 


< < 


23.. 
25.. 


Rome 


<< 


Florence 


Mar 


8.. 
12.. 


Paris 


it 


London 


<< 


13.. 


it 


*i 


14.. 


ti 


<< 


15.. 


Bristol 


it 


16.. 


London 


i I 


18.. 


Birmingham. . . 


i < 


21.. 


Glasgow 


a 


22.. 


Manchester 


1 1 


23.. 


Liverpool 


i t 


24.. 


Belfast 


It 


27.. 


Dublin 



WINNER AT'ND 



Chicago, 
All- Am., 



Chicago, 

All-Am., 

< < 

Chicago, 

All- Am., 

Chicago, 

< i 

Tie, 3-3. . 
All- Am., 

a 

Chicago, 

All- Am., 

< < 

Chicago, 
All- Am., 
Chicago, 



Tie, 4-4. . 
All- Am., 

a 

Tie, 2-2. . 
All-Am., 



22-13. 
5-4. . . 
7-5 .. 
6-2. . . 
5-3... 
15-13. 
19-14. 
12-9., 
11-4., 
11-7., 
14-7., 
5-0. . , 

'io-L 

8-2., 
3-2. . , 
7-4. . , 
6-2., 
7-4. . , 
7-6. . . 
9-5. . . 
10-3.. 
12-6. . 

8-41 '. '. 
7-6... 

'9-8.'.' 
4-3.. 



4,500 
5,500 
3,000 
2,500 

10,000 
6,000 
2,000 
2,200 
2,000 
4,500 
2,500 

11,000 
4,000 
1,200 
3,000 
4,000 
2,000 
3,000 
8,000 
7,000 
6,000 
3,000 
8,000 
3,000 
3,000 
3,500 
6,500 
2,500 
4,000 



1889 



Previous to embarking at San Francisco and after 
the return from the journey games were played at different 
points throughout the country. In all, fifty-three contests 



82 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

took place, of which the All- Americas won twenty-eight 
and the Chicagos twenty-two. Three tie games were 
played. 

WARD BLOCKS A $12,000 SALE 

Shortly after John M. Ward left with the Around the 
World tourists in the latter part of 1888 an agreement was 
made between the New York and Washington club owners 
by which the great player was to be released to the capital 
city for $12,000. On the return of Mr. Ward in the spring 
of 1889, however, he refused to agree to the transfer and 
the deal fell through. 

$15,000 OFFERED FOR COMISKEY 

W. F. Voltz, representing the Pittsburg National 
League club, visited St. Louis in 1889 for the purpose of 
1889 securing Capt. Comiskey of the Browns. He made an of- 
fer of $15,000 and Von der Ahe expressed his willingness 
to make the sale. When Comiskey was notified, according 
to reports published at the time, he demanded $5,000 of the 
purchase money and a three-year contract aggregating 
$25,000. This ended the negotiations. 

About the same time President Stern of the Cincin- 
nati club offered $5,000 for Latham. Von der Ahe wanted 
$6,000 and the deal was off. 

PENNANTS TO NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN 

The race for the pennant in 1889 resulted in New 
York winning first honors in the National League and 
Brooklyn leading in the American Association. 

The battle in the Association was a hot one between 
Brooklyn and St. Louis and developed so much ill-feeling 
that the organization came near being wrecked. At a game 
in the eastern city Capt. Comiskey took his men off the 
field, the umpire awarding the contest to Brooklyn, but a 
special meeting of the Association to consider the matter 
was held at Cincinnati and the action of the arbiter 
overruled. In spite of the loss of this game the Brooklyns 
went to the front and won by twelve points. The race was 
the most, exciting in the history of the younger organiza- 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 83 

tion. The complete record of the two leagues is presented 
below: 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs Per Ct. 

New York 659 

Boston 648 

Chicag-o 508 

Philadelphia 469 

Pittsburg 462 

Cleveland 459 

Indianapolis .440 

Washington 331 

The winners: Keefe, Welch, Crane, O'Day, p; Ewing 
and Brown, c; Connor, lb; D. Richardson, 2b; Whitney, 3b; 
Ward, ss; Hatfield, ss; O'Rourke, If; Gore, cf; Tiernan, rf. 
Titcomb, Foster and George played a few games. 

Leaders of the League: Clarkson, p; Bennett, c, .916; 
Anson, lb, .982; Dunlap, 2b, .949; Denny, 3b, .913; Glass- i889 
cock, ss, .915; Wilmot, If, .919; Fogarty, cf, .960; Maul, 
rf, .946; Brouthers, batting, .373. 

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 

Clubs. Per ct. 

Brooklyn 679 

St. Louis 667 

Athletics 560 

Cincinnati 547 

Baltimore 519 

Columbus : . .439 

Kansas City 399 

Louisville 196 

The Brooklyns:Carruthers, Terry, Hughes, Lovett, p; 
Clark, Visner, Bushong, c; Foutz, lb; Collins, 2b; Pinkney, 
3b; Smith, ss; W. D. O'Brien, If; Corkhill, cf; Burns, rf. 

Association leaders: Batting, Tucker; Stivetts, p; 
O'Connor, Keenan, c; Reilly, lb; McPhee, 2b; Pinkney, 3b; 
Fuller, ss; Corkhill, If; Wolf, cf ; Hornung, rf. 

NEW YORKS ARE WORLD'S CHAMPIONS 

In the contest for the world's championship the New 
Yorks were easy victors over Brooklyn. Nine games were 
played, the National Leaguers winning six, five in a row. 
Crane and O'Day were the star pitchers of the series. 
For Brooklyn, Terry and Hughes were the winning twirlers, 
Carruthers and Lovett being unable to capture a game, as 
was the case also with Keefe and Welch of the New Yorks. 



84 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

The total attendance was 47,666, the greatest for one game 
being 16,172, at Brooklyn on Oct. 19. The record: 



1889 



DATE. 


WHERE PLAYED. 


BR'KN 

12 

2 

8 
10 

3 

1 

7 

7 

2 


N. Y. 


Oct. 18.. 


New York 


10 


** 19.. 


Brooklyn 


6 


" 22.. 


New York 


7 


" 23.. 
*' 24.. 


Brooklyn 

<< 


7 
11 


*' 25.. 
** 26.. 


New York 


2 

11 


** 28. 


Brooklyn, 


16 


" 29.. 


New York 


3 



The work of the pitchers is shown below: 

Won Lost 

Crane 4 1 

O'Day 2 

Terry 2 3 

Hughes 1 

Welch 1 

Lovett 1 

Keefe 1 

Carruthers 2 

The New York players received $380.13 each and 
the Brooklyns $389.85 each. The clubs profited to the ex- 
tent of $6,000 each. 



PART III. 

FROM REVOLT OF THE PLAYERS TO ENTRY OF THE 

AMERICAN LEAGUE 

\ / y AR between the Brotherhood and the National 
jL \ League, which had been expected for some time, 
was declared on Nov. 4, 1889. On that date the players^ or- 
ganization issued an address to the public reciting its griev- 
ances and announcing its intention of putting clubs in the 
field the following season. The League sought to smooth 
the matter over and rescinded its classification rule. It was 
too late, however, as the Brotherhood had gone so far it 
did not care to turn back or put further trust in the prom- 
ises of its former employers. The courts were then ap- 
pealed to. Four of them upheld the right of the players to 
organize for themselves and the fight was on in earnest. 

Prominent capitalists were financing the Brotherhood 
and the prospect for a successful career was considered as 
most favorable by those interested. 

The address of the players was brief and to the 
point, presenting its argument in a forceful manner, and 
was, in fact, a sort of later Declaration of Independence. 

85 



1889 



1889 



86 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

The document in full is given below. It is one of the most 
interesting features of base ball history: 

TO THE PUBLIC: 

At last the Brotherhood of Ball Players feels 
at liberty to make known its intentions and to de- 
fend itself against the aspersions and misrepre- 
sentations which for weeks it has been forced to 
suffer in silence. It is no longer a secret that the 
players of the League have determined to play 
next season under different management, but for 
reasons which will, we think, be understood, it was 
deemed advisable to make no announcement of this 
intention until the close of the present season; but 
now that the struggles for the different pennants 
are over, and the terms of our contracts expired, 
there is no longer reason for withholding it. 

In taking this step we feel that we owe it to 
the public and to ourselves to explain briefly some 
of the reasons by which we have been moved. 
There was a time when the League stood for integ- 
rity and fair dealing; to-day it stands for dollars 
and cents. Once it looked to the elevation of 
the game and an honest exhibition of the sport; 
to-day its eyes are upon the turnstile. Men have 
come into the business for no other motive 
than to exploit it for every dollar in sight. 
Measures originally intended for the good of the 
game have been perverted into instruments of 
wrong. The reserve rule and the provisions of the 
national agreement gave the managers unlimited 
power, and they have not hesitated to use this in 
the most arbitrary and mercenary way. 

Players have been bought, sold and exchanged 
as though they were sheep instead of American 
citizens. "Reservation" became with them anoth- 
er name for proprietary right in the player. By a 
combination among themselves, stronger than the 
strongest trust, they were able to enforce the most 
arbitrary measures, and the player had either to 
submit or get out of the profession in which he had 
spent years in attaining proficiency. Even the 
disbandment and retirement of a club did not free 
the players from the octopus clutch, for they were 
then peddled around to the highest bidder. 

That the players sometimes profited by the 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 87 

sale has nothinji: to do with the case, but only 
proves the injustice of his previous restraint. Two 
years ago we met the League and attempted to 
remedy some of these evils, but, through what has 
been called League "diplomacy," we completely 
failed . Unwilling longer to submit to such treat- 
ment, we made a strong effort last spring to reach 
an understanding with the League. To our appli- 
cation for a hearing they replied "that the matter 
was not of sufficient importance to warrant a meet- 
ing, " and suggested that it be put off until fall. 
Our committee replied that the players felt that the 
League had broken faith with them; that while the 
results might be of little importance to the mana- 
gers, they were of great importance to the play- 
ers; that if the League would not concede what was 
fair we would adopt other measures to protect our- 
selves; that if postponed until fall we would be sep- 18 89 
arated and at the mercy of the League, and that, 
as the only course left us required time and labor 
to develop, we must therefore insist upon an imme- 
diate conference. 

Then, upon their final refusal to meet us, 
we began organizing for ourselves and are in shape 
to go ahead next year under new management and 
new auspices. We believe it is possible to conduct 
our national game upon lines which will not infringe 
upon individual or natural rights. We ask to be 
judged solely upon our work, and believing that the 
game can be played more fairly and its business 
conducted more intelligently under a plan which 
excludes everything arbitrary and un-American, we 
look forward with confidence to the support of the 
public and the future of the national game. 

NAT. BROTHERHOOD OF BALL PLAYERS 
NOTED PLAYERS JOIN BROTHERHOOD 

While the fight of the players was against the Na- 
tional League, the Brotherhood membership was not con- 
fined to men in its employ. On the contrary, many of the 
stars of the American Association joined the new move- 
ment. Among these was Capt. Comiskey of the St. Louis 
Browns, who announced his acceptance of the leadership of 
the Chicago team on his return from a tour of the west 



88 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



with Von der Abe's athletic aggregation. The Brotherhood's 
complete roster will be found below: 



1889 



Andrews 
Sakely 

BAKER 

BALDWIN 

BARTSON 

BASSETT 

BASTIAN 

BAUER 

BECKLEY 

BEECHER 

BIERBAUER 

BOYLE 

BRENNAN 

BROUTHERS 

BROWN 

BROWNING 

BUCKLEY 

buffington 
(Carney 

CARROLL 

CLARK 

COMISKEY 

CONNOR 

COOK 

CORCORAN 

CRANE 

CROSS 

cunningham 

Sarling 
delehanty 

DOE 
DUNLAP 
DUFFY 
DWYER 

■EwiNG. J. 
EWING. W. 

iFAATZ 

FARRAR 

FERSON 

FIELDS 

FOGARTY 

FOREMAN 

O^ALVIN 
GORE 



GRIFFIN 
GRUBER 
GUMBERT 

I^ADDOCK 

HALLIGAN 

HALLMAN 

HANLON 

HATFIELD. G 

HEMMING 

HOY 

HUSTED 

Jrwin. a. 

IRWIN. J. 

dIOHNSTON 
JOYCE 

Keefe. G. W. 

KEEFE. T. J. 

KELLY, M. J. 

KILROY 

KING 

KINSLOW 

KNELL 

KUEHNE 

Earkin 

LATHAM 

iHACK 

MAUL 

MILLER 

MILLIGAN 

MORRIS 

MURPHY 

MULVEY 

MYERS 

McALEER 

McGEACHY 

McGILL 

Nash 

09*BRIEN 

O'DAY 
O'NEILL 
O'ROURKE 
ORR 



5^ICKETT 
PFEFFER 

QpUlNN. J. 

QUINN. W. 

Sadbourne 

RADFORD 

RAINEY 

RICHARDSON, D. 

RICHARDSON, H. 

ROBINSON 

ROWE 

RYAN 

^TALEY 

SEERY 

SHANNON 

SHINDLE 

SHUGART 

SLATTERY 

STAFFORD 

STOVEY 

SNYDER 

SOWDERS 

STRICKER 

SUTCLIFFE 

SWETT 

Sebeau 

TENER 
THOMPSON 
TWITCHELL 
TUCKER 

^AN HALTREN 

VAUGHN 

VISNER 

Hard 

WELCH 

WEYHING 

WHITNEY 

WHITE 

WILLIAMSON 

WISE 

WOOD 



The circuit was made up of Boston, New York, 
Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Pittsburg, Cleveland and 



1889 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 89 

Chicago, with well balanced clubs at each point and a deter- 
mination manifested to give battle royal to the old or- 
ganization. The season of 1890 was, therefore, awaited 
with more than ordinary interest by the lovers of the game 
all over the country, as the fight was to be a test of popu- 
larity and all were anxious to get a line on the outcome. 

ASSOCIATION CLUBS SECEDE 

The ill feeling brought about by the closeness of the 
American Association pennant race broke out afresh at the 
annual meeting of the Association in New York on Nov. 
13, 1889. Z. Phelps of Louisville was supported for the 
presidency by St. Louis, Philadelphia, Louisville and Colum- 
bus, while Brooklyn, Cincinnati, Baltimore and Kansas City 
were united on S. C. Krauthoff of the latter place. Brook- 
lyn claimed the Phelps faction was trying to oust her. For 
two days, during which forty ballots were taken, the vote 
was 4 to 4, and there seemed to be no possibility of a break 
in the deadlock. Finally, Brooklyn and Cincinnati resigned 
from the Association and joined the National League. The 
following day Kansas City seceded and went to the Western 
Association. Baltimore sought to enter the National League, 
but being unable to do so disposed of some of its best play- 
ers to Washington and became a member of the Atlantic 
Association. 

This left the American in a precarious condition and 
its collapse was looked upon as a possibility; but it finally 
succeeded in getting cities to fill the vacancies and was in 
the field as usual when the season of 1890 opened. 

"ATHLETIC SPORTS" APPEARS 

Early in 1890 * 'Athletic Sports, '' a large volume treat- 
ing of base ball, foot ball, cricket, la crosse, tennis, rowing 
and cycling, was issued from the press of Hubbard Broth- 1990 
ers. J. Austin Fynes was the editor of the work and he 
was assisted by Harry Clay Palmer, Francis V. Richter, W. 
L Harris, J. C. Morse and other authorities on out-door 
recreation. A detailed account of the trip around the 
world by the American ball teams was a feature of the pub- 



90 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

lication. Henry Chadwick furnished the introduction to the 
book. 

FAIL TO CATCH BALL TOSSED FROM MONUMENT 

During one of their trips to the city of Washington in 
1890 the members of the Boston National League team be- 
came involved in an argument over the possibility of catch- 
ing a ball dropped from the top of the Washington monu- 
ment. After considerable discussion it was resolved to try 
the experiment. For this purpose three of their number — 
Nichols, Donovan and Hodgman — went to the top of the 
structure, carrying with them three base balls of the regu- 
lation kind. 

When they reached the top of the monument a hat 
was dropped to ascertain the direction of the wind, at 
which time it also was learned that it required twenty sec- 
1890 onds for the piece of headgear to accomplish the journey. 
Then the first ball was dropped. It took the little sphere 
seven seconds to cover the distance of 542 feet, and although 
it could plainly be seen during the progress of its entire 
flight not a member of the receiving party was able to 
gauge its course and make a catch. The second and third 
balls made the drop in six and a quarter seconds each. As 
was the case with the first one tossed, however, no one was 
able to gather them in before they touched the groun^. 

BROOKLYN, BOSTON AND LOUISVILLE WIN 

The Brooklyn team won the National League pen- 
nant, Boston was first in the Players' League and Louis- 
ville was the leader in the American Association in 1890. 

The result of the contest for supremacy: 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs Per Ct. 

Brooklyn 667 

Chicago 610 

Philadelphia 595 

Cincinnati 586 

Boston 571 

New York 481 

Cleveland 333 

Pittsburg 168 

The winning team comprised: Lovett, Carruthers, 
Terry and Hughes, p; Daly, Clark and Bushong, c; Foutz, 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 91 

lb; Collins, 2b; Pinkney, 3b; Smith, ss; O'Brien, If; Cork- . 
hill, cf; Burns, rf; Donovan, sub. 

League leaders: Lovett, p; Bennett, c, .944; Virtue, 
lb, .982; Bassett, 2b, .951; McGarr, 3b, .933; Cooney, ss., 
.936; M. Sullivan, If, .951; HoUiday, cf, .948; Brodie, rf, 
.953. Luby, who participated in thirty games and had a 
batting average of .342, was given precedence in that re- 
spect over Glasscock, who played in 124 games and batted 
at .336. 

PLAYERS' LEAGU E 
Clubs. Per ct, 

Boston 628 

Brooklyn 576 

New York 565 

Chicago 547 

Philadelphia 519 

Pittsburg- 469 

Cleveland 423 

Buffalo 273 1890 

Winning team: Radbourne, Gumbert, Daily, Kilroy 
and Madden, p; Kelly, Murphy and Swett, c; Brouthers, 
Quinn and Nash, basemen; Irwin, ss; Richardson, Brown 
and Stovey, outfield. 

Browning, .391, led the batters; King, p; Ewing, c, 
.955; Connor, lb, .987; Bierbauer, 2b, .956; White, 3b, .901; 
D. . ichardson, ss, .932; Fogarty, rf, .974; Griffin, cf, .973; 
H. Richardson, If, .964. 

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 

Clubs. Per ct. 

Louisville 667 

Columbus 590 

St. Louis ■ 574 

Toledo 515 

Rochester 500 

Baltimore 441 

Syracuse 433 

Athletics 409 

Louisville team: Stratton, Ehret, Daily and Meekin, 
p; Ryan, Bligh and Weckbecker, c; Taylor, Shinnick, Ray- 
mond, basemen; Tomney, ss; Hamburg, Weaver and Wolf, 
outfield. 

WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP A TIE 

Brooklyn and Louisville tied for the 1890 world's 
championship. Players' League team not allowed to play. 



92 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

There was little interest in the contests, which were called 
off on account of cold weather: 



1890 



DATE. 


WHERE PLAYED. 


BR'KN 

9 
5 

7 
4 

7 

1 


L'VLE 


Oct. 17.. 


Louisville 





** 18.. 


< < 


3 


" 20.. 


( ( 


7 


" 21.. 


(< 


5 


" 25.. 


Brooklyn 


2 


" 27.. 
" 28.. 


< < 


9 
6 



The pitching record of the series is given in the fol- 
lowing table: 

Won Lost 

Ehret 3 

Lovett 2 2 

Terry 1 1 

Stratton 1 

Daily 2 

The tie game was pitched by Stratton and 
Ryan, Meekin and Bligh for Louisville; Terry 
and Daly for Brooklyn. 

PLAYERS' LEAGUE DISBANDS 

The result of the season of 1890 demonstrated most 
conclusively that the fight between the rival organizations 
could not be continued without great financial loss to both 
and efforts to effect some kind of a settlement were insti- 
tuted shortly after the close of the race for the pennant. 
The League was moved to act in the matter by the fact that 
the Brotherhood had purchased the Cincinnati club and 
thereby considerably weakened its rival. Several confer- 
ences were held and all sorts of rumors were afloat. The 
Brotherhood people were confident of ultimate success, and 
in an interview with a St. Louis reporter Capt. Comiskey of 
the Chicago club thus voiced the sentiment of his side of 
the controversy: 

"I don't look very well, perhaps, but that's 
because I've been laid up. Worry and sickness have 
made me look blue. Do I look blue because I didn't 
get my money? Well, I should say not. We made 
good money, our Chicago club. So did Boston, but 
the others did not. I didn't expect it, to tell the 
truth." 

''Don't you think the Brotherhood- and the 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 93 

League would have lost a good deal less money on 
the season if they hadn't clashed on the schedule?" 

*'Yes. But it's a good thing for the Broth- 
erhood that the League did play against us in the 
same cities. It gave us the best possible test to 
find which was the most popular. We find that 
we are. ' ' 

"Do you think there is room for the Broth- 
erhood, National League and American Association 
to exist and make money?" 

**I should say not. One or the other will go 
under next season, I think. That is, the League 
or us, but it won't be us." 

But Fate ruled otherwise. Financiers of both the 
leagues saw a sinking of their wealth if the war continued, 
and it was finally agreed by those concerned that the New 
York, Brooklyn, Pittsburg and Chicago teams of the Play- 
ers' League should be consolidated with the National League 
teams in those cities. In accordance with the programme 
agreed upon by the men furnishing the money for the clubs 
the teams named announced their withdrawal from the or- 
ganization at the annual meeting of the Players' League 
held late in the fall of 1890. The action came as a surprise, 
as negotiations had been conducted secretly. It proved an 
awful blow to the Brotherhood people, and as there was a 
desire on the part of other players of the younger league to 
climb into the band wagon before it was too late, the only 
course to be pursued was to disband. This after some dis- 
cussion was done. 

"CY." YOUNG'S FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE GAME 

On Aug. 6, 1890, Cy. Young made his bow to a ma- 
jor league audience at Cleveland as pitcher for the local 
team. He had Chicago, with Hutchinson doing the twirling, 
as an opponent. Cleveland was victor 8 to 1. Chicago se- 
cured only 3 hits. Young was described as a tall and ath- 
letic young man from Canton, 0. , with a knowledge , of 
curves only equalled by the engineer of a West Virginia 
railroad, and a style of delivery resembling somewhat the 
operation of a coif ee mill. It was stated also that he had 



1890 



94 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



a strike-out record of eighteen. The score of the game, 
which was the first of a double-header, follows: 



1890 



CHICAGO 



Cooney, ss. . . . 
Carroll, If ... . 

Wilmot, cf 

Anson, lb ... . 

Burns, 3b 

Earle, rf 

Glenalvin, 2b . 
Hutchinson, p 
Kittredge, c. . 

Totals 



CLEVELAND 



Gilks, If . . . 
McKean, ss. 
Smalley, 3b. 
Virtue, lb. . 
Davis, cf... 
West, rf . . . 
Zimmer, c. . 
Ardner, 2b . 
Young, p... 



Totals. 



R. 



H. 



P.O. 



E. 






2 


3 





5 








1 


1 





7 


I 


1 


2 





1 


1 








3 


5 





2 


3 


1 


4 


1 


3 


27 


14 



R. H. 



11 



P.O 



E. 



5 
2 

10 
2 
1 
6 

1 



27 



SCORE BY INNINGS 

Chicago 10 0—1 

Cleveland 3 2 2 1 0—8 

SUMMARY 

Two base hits — Davis, Ardner. 

Three base hits — Zimmer, Ardner. 

Home run— Virtue. 

Struck out— By Hutchinson, 3; by Young, 5. 

Bases on balls — Off Young, 3. 

A remarkable catch by Cliff Carroll — the fielder turn- 
ing a double somersault — was made in the second game. 

WASHINGTON WINS A DOUBLE-HEADER 

The national capital was not represented in major 
league ball in 1890, but had a team in a minor organization, 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 95 

the Atlantic Association. It won two games in one day dur- 
ing the season, and the event being of such an unusual na- 
ture it caused much wonderment among followers of the 
sport. The Washingtons played better ball in the minor as- 
sociation than at any time when a member of the big or- 
ganizations. In referring to the double victory the Wash- 
ington Star had the following: 

Go hang the diamond banner out 

High on the outer wall, 
For yesterday the Washingtons 

Did win two games of ball. 

Let loose the clarions of the sky, 

Let stars to planets call 
The joyous news that Washington 

Did win two games of ball. 

Let sun to moon, in circling orbs. 

From now until next fall 
Proclaim each day that Washington 

Has won two games of ball. 

And then we may to some extent 

Our sorrows less recall. 
That Washington in other years 

Lost every game of ball. 

INVENTOR BRINGS FORTH CURVED BAT 

A bat with a curved end, resembling somewhat a 
small sickle with a long handle, was presented to the base 
ball public in 1890. The inventor was a Chicago man. It 
was claimed for the new club that it made catching the ball 
harder by reason of the spinning motion imparted to 
the sphere and that this made playing more difficult. It 
was figured out that the game would be revolutionized as a 
result of the invention. The revolution, however, failed to 
appear. 

LUBY WINS EIGHTEEN STRAIGHT GAMES 

Luby, of the Chicago National League team, won 
eighteen straight games during the season of 1890, the vic- 
tories extending from August 6 to October 3, inclusive. 



1890 



96 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

The complete record of Luby's work will be found in the 
appended table: . 



1890 



DATE. 



June 16. 

" 18.. 

" 24 . 

" 26.. 

" 28.. 

July 2.. 

5.. 

8.. 

*' 10.. 

" 14.. 

'* 17. 

*' 19. 

" 22.. 

** 26.. 

Aug. 6. 

9., 

" 13., 

*' 19., 

*' 25. 

" 28. 

Sept. 1. 

'' 5. 

'* 9., 

" 10., 

" 12., 

" 13.. 

'' 15.. 

" 18.. 

*' 19.. 

" 20. 

" 22. 

♦' 24. 

" 27.. 

30. 

3. 



Oct, 



CHICAGO VS. 



Pittsburg . . 
Cincinnati. . 
♦New York. 
Brooklyn. . . 



Philadelphia. 
**Boston . . . . 
New York . 

Boston 

Brooklyn. . . . 
Philadelphia. 

New York . . . 

Brooklyn 

Cleveland . . . 

Pittsburg 

Cincinnati . . . 
Pittsburg. . . . 
New York . . . 
Philadelphia 

Boston 

Cincinnati . . . 
** Pittsburg . 



Cleveland . 

<< 

Cincinnati . 



Brooklyn . , , 
♦♦Brooklyn, 



♦Philadelphia. 
Boston 



New York , 



♦ Relieved losing pitchers. 
♦♦ Played other positions. 



OPP. CHGO. 



4 


3 


6 


2 


12 


5 


5 


11 


8 


4 


7 





5 


7 


2 


3 


5 


3 


10 


3 


7 


5 


4 





7 


14 


10 


4 


1 


7 


4 


6 


4 


6 


4 


7 


5 


6 


3 


13 


1 


4 


8 


12 


4 


12 


1 


8 


2 


17 


6 


11 


3 


6 


4 


8 


5 


10 


9 





1 


14 


9 


3 


2 


6 


4 


6 


2 


3 



1891 



KELLY GIVEN HORSE AND WAGONETTE 

On May 6, 1891, Mike Kelly, who accepted the man- 
agement of the Cincinnati team in the American Associa- 
tion on the disbanding of the Players* League, made his 
first appearance in Boston with his aggregation and was 
given an ovation. The park was filled with the admirers of 
the "Only Kel/' and every time he hove in sight the fans 
went wild with delight. During the afternoon he was pre- 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 97 

sented with a wagonette and spirited gray horse and also a 
floral horseshoe four feet high. Mike responded in a brief 
speech. 

FOGARTY DIES IN PHILADELPHIA 

James Fogarty, who gained fame as a fielder with the 
Philadelphia National League team, died in that city on May 
20, 1891, of consumption after being unable to leave his bed 
for three months. He was 26 years old and his home was 
in Los Angeles, Cal. Fogarty returned from the west in 
February of that year for the purpose of preparing for the 
approaching season, but a severe cold contracted on the 
journey from the coast caused him to seek the services of a 
physician. The disease had too strong a hold upon him to 
be overcome, however, and the end came. 

Fogarty was the league's premier left fielder in 1884 
and again in 1886 and was a member of the base ball party 
that made a tour of the world. In 1889 he was presented 
with a watch and chain in recognition of his ability as a 
stealer of bases. 

BALL CLUBS MAKE RAPID JOURNEY 

The Philadelphia and Cincinnati teams arrived in the 
home city of the Reds on May 24, 1891, after a trip from 
the Pennsylvania metropolis that consumed only eighteen 
hours and twenty-two minutes, including stops. At some 
stages of the run seventy miles an hour were recorded. The 
swift journey was made in order to get the players into Cin- 
cinnati in time for a game Sunday afternoon, and shortly 
after their arrival the teams went to the park for that 
purpose. The game was stopped by the police, however, 
after an inning or two had been played. In court the fol- 
lowing day the case was dismissed, the magistrate holding 
that while there was a law against playing a game of ball 
on Sunday there was no enactment that he knew of cover- 
ing an attempt to play one. 

TWENTY-FIVE INNING RUNLESS GAME 

On July 18, 1891, Fargo and Grand Forks met on the 
reservation ball grounds at Devil's Lake and played a tie 
game of twenty-five innings. Not a run was scored by 



1891 



98 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

either team. The Grand Forks Herald of July 19, 1891, 
referred to the game as follows: 

RECORD SMASHED. 

A Phenomenal Game Between Grand Forks and 
Fargo Ball Teams. 



TWENTY-FIVE INNINGS. 

Time, Three Hours and Fifty Minutes, and No Runs 
On Either Side. 



Twenty-five innings played and not a run made! 
^ ^ That was the result of a game played yesterday 

between Grand Forks and Fargo at the state en- 
campment at Devil's Lake. 

Wasn't that a hummer! The record was bro- 
ken and the new one probably will stand a long 
time before any other teams lower it. 

The game started off in a manner promising 
nothing unusual; the pitchers, Gibbs and Raymer, 
having good control of the ball and the batters be- 
ing in fairly good form. ♦ * Watson was playing 
second and accepted nineteen chances without an 
error. McDonald, third base for Fargo, accepted 
fourteen chances, playing an errorless game, and 
Hearn accepted sixteen out of the seventeen chan- 
ces. There were eleven double plays, each pitcher 
had eighteen strike-outs, twenty-five men were left 
on bases and the game lasted nearly four hours. 

The Fargo Forum had the following in reference to 
the game: 

The game was the longest ever played, neither 
team getting a man across the plate in twenty-five 
inninsrs. The struggle lasted nearly four hours and 
was called to enable the clubs to catch a train for 
the east. No less than eleven double plays were 
made. During the game twenty-five men were left 
on bases. The batteries were: Grand Forks, 
Gibbs and Cardno; Fargo, Raymer and Adams. 
Each pitcher struck out eighteen men. Hank 
Hearn, Fargo's second baseman, accepted sixteen 
chances out of seventeen; Jack McDonald, Fargo's 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 99 

third baseman, put out five and had ten assists and 
no errors. Jimmie Banning, shortstop for Fargo, 
and Bob Hiil for Grand Forks, played errorless 
games. The playing of Al. Watson, second base- 
man for Grand Forks, was phenomenal. He accept- 
ed nineteen chances without an error. But one fly 
ball was dropped by the outfield. The work of both 
catchers was almost perfect, Sid Adams' throwing 
to second being unusually accurate. 

Vboth boston teams win pennants ^ 

^^HBoston won in both leagues in 1891. The American 
Association broke the national agreement and played the 
season as an outlaw. War followed. Results: 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs Per ct. 

Boston 630 

Chicago 607 

New York 538 

Philadelphia 495 

Cleveland 468 

Brooklyn. 445 

Cincinnati 409 

Pittsburg 407 

The champions: Clarkson, Nichols, Staley, p; Bennett, 
Ganzel, c; Tucker, lb; Quinn, 2b; Nash, 3b; Long, ss; Lowe, 
If and 2b; Brodie, cf ; Stovey, Kelly, rf ; M. Sullivan, If. 

Leaders: Hamilton, batting, .338; Buckley, c, .944; 
Brown, lb, .986; McPhee, 2b, .960; Bassett, 3b, .910; Coo- 
ney, ss, .924; O'Brien, If, .958; Brodie, cf, .963; Thompson, 
rf , .946. Hutchinson was the leading pitcher. 

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 

Clubs. Per ct. 

Boston 689 

St. Louis • 620 

Bal Limore 526 

Athletics 525 

Milwaukee 471 

Columbus 445 

Louisville 396 

Washington 328 

Boston: Haddock, Buffington, Daily, Griffith, O'Brien, 

p; Murphy, Farrell, Kelly, c; Brouthers, Strieker, Joyce, 

basemen; Radford, ss; Richardson, T. Brown, Duffy, outfield.^^ 

TOM BROWN WINS GOLD WATCH 

As the result of a voting contest, the object of which 
was to determine who was the most popular of the players 



1891 



100 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

on the two teams that Boston had in the field in 1891, 
Tom Brown, of the American Association club, was the 
winner of a gold watch offered by the Boston Referee. 
Brown received a total of 11,692 votes to 8,983 for William 
Nash, of the National League. 

YOUNG DECLINES WORLD'S SERIES CHALLENGE 

At the conclusion of the regular season President 
Phelps, of the American Association, sent a challenge on 
behalf of the Boston club, winners of the 1891 pennant in 
his organization, to President Young,of the National League, 
for a series of games for the world's championship with 
the National leaders, also a Boston club. Mr. Young de- 
18 91 clined in the following letter: 

Washington, D. C, Oct. 9, 1891. 
To Zach. Phelps, Pres. American Association. 

Dear Sir: I hold in my possession an agree- 
ment, called the National Agreement, -which was 
solemnly signed by three parties, one of which was 
your association. I sincerely regret that the break- 
ing of that agreement by your association renders 
such a series of games as you propose impossible. 
Your kind waiver of technicalities, etc., means, as 
I construe it, that you are perfectly willing that 
the National League should trample the National 
Agreement under foot in order that a single club, a 
member of your association, should be accommo- 
dated with a series of games. 

I hope the day is not far distant when the action 
and good judgment of your association, in resuming 
its allegiance to the National Agreement, will ren- 
der such a series of games possible without the vi- 
olation of an agreement, at which time you will find 
the champions of the National League ready and 
willing to compete with the champions of your as- 
sociation for the title of world's champions. 

N. E. YOUNG, 
President of National League. 

DEATH OF LARRY CORCORAN 

Lawrence J. Corcoran died at his home in Newark, 
N. J., on Oct. 14, 1891, of heart failure superinduced by 
Bright's disease. Corcoran was born in Brooklyn about 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. ^101 

1860 and started playinpf ball professionally with the Chica- 
go club in 1880, remaining with and doing yeoman service 
for that organization until the close of the season of 1884, 
when he was released. In 1886-7 he played with New York 
and later was with Washington. He then retired from ac- 
tive service on the field and went to umpiring. Corcoran 
had a record of three no-hit games. 

Referring to him, Anson has this to say in his book 
''A Ball Player's Career'': '*He was a very little fellow, 
with an unusual amount of speed and the endurance of an 
Indian pony. As a batter he was only fair, but as a fielder 
in his position he was remarkable, being as quick as a cat 
and as plucky as they make them. " 1 8 9 1 

CHARGES OF THROWN GAMES MADE 

Charges of unfairness were made against the New 
York team by Chicago as a result of the pennant race in 
1891. It was claimed that in the final series with the Bos- 
tons the Giants purposely weakened their team in order to 
enable the Bay State club to win enough games to keep the 
pennant from Chicago. At the opening of the series the 
standing was: Chicago, .628; Boston, .615. The New York 
men, who, for one reason or another, did not play at Boston 
were Ewing, Rusie and Connor. An investigation was 
made by the New York management, the committee's fi- 
nal report being that there was no truth in the charges and 
no foundation even upon which to lay them. This ended 
the incident. 

END OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 

The refusal of the American Association to live up to 
the terms of the National Agreement in 1891 was the cause 
of its downfall. The National League determined upon 
drastic measures to put it out of business, and as a result 
of secret negotiations four Association clubs were pur- 
chased at a total cost of $135,000 and the work was done. 
The Association thus weakened went to the wall while the 
League increased its membership to twelve. The table on 
the following page gives interesting figures regarding the 
Association's career of ten years in the base ball arena. 



102 



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BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 103 

The black figures in the table indicate pennant win- 
ners, and the totals the number of pennants won by the 
city heading that particular column and the number of 
years in the Association. The 1890 Brooklyn club and the 
1891 Cincinnati club do not appear as they were transferred 
to other cities. 

The Association introduced the percentage system 
in figuring out club standings and brought out many prom- 
inent players. 

FRANK FLINT PASSES AWAY 

At 6:55 o'clock on the evening of Jan. 14, 1892, having 
been totally blind since shortly before noon of that day, 
Frank Flint, popularly known as "Old Silver," died at his 
home in Chicago of consumption. He was a little over 36 
years of age. He had been confined to his bed since No- 
vember of the preceding year and was wasted almost to a 
skeleton at the time of his death. 

Flint was born in Philadelphia on Aug. 3, 1855, the 
family at an early period in Frank's life removing to St. 
Louis. There he picked up the rudiments of the game as a 
member of different amateur organizations and so rapid 
was his progress in mastering the intricacies of the pastime 
that he was in the professional ranks before he was 19 years 
old. He came into prominence as catcher of the Indianap- 
olis team when **the Only Nolan" was in his prime and 
from there went to Chicago, where he remained a member 
of the team in that city until his retirement in 1890. He 
then embarked in the saloon business. 

Flint was a fine ball player, a hard worker and gener- 
ally reliable. During his career as a professional he caught 
in 835 games, a record shown to be more remarkable 
than it appears when it is considered that he faced the best 
of the old-time pitchers and his catching was done with un- 
protected hands. In 1877 he was behind the bat in 120 of 
121 games played by his club. 

TWELVE CLUBS IN NATIONAL LEAGUE 

The National League branched out as a twelve club 
affair for the season of 1892, the cities of Baltimore, 



1892 



1892 



104 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

Washington, St. Louis and Louisville of the defunct Amer- 
ican Association having been given franchises. The sched- 
ule provided for a double season, the first running from 
April to July and the second from July to October. Having 
no opposition in the field, the season opened up most au- 
spiciously. 

BOSTON WINS PENNANT 

Boston won the first season in the pennant race for 
1892 with a percentage of .703 and Cleveland won the sec- 
ond half with .697. In the final test Boston was the vic- 
tor, winning five out of six games, the first contest being 
a to battle of eleven innings. The final percentage 
was as follows: 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs. Per ct. 

Boston 680 

Cleveland 624 

Brooklyn 617 

Philadelphia 569 

Cincinnati 547 

Pittsburg 516 

Chicago 479 

New York 470 

Louisville 414 

Washington 384 

St. Louis 373 

Baltimore 313 

The Boston team was composed of Nichols, Clarkson, 
Stivetts and Staley, p; Bennett, Ganzel and Kelly, c; Tuck- 
er, lb; Quinn, 2b; Nash, 3b; Long, ss; Lowe, If; Duffy, cf; 
McCarthy, rf. 

Brouthers and Childs tied for League batting honors 
at .335; Kittredge, c, .921; Connor, lb, .985; Bierbauer, 2b, 
.956; Dahlen, 3b, .943; D. Richardson, ss, .944; W. O'Brien, 
If, .959; Griffin, cf, .969; Thompson, rf, .945. Stivetts was 
the leading pitcher. 

GALVIN IS GIVEN A BENEFIT 

The base ball lovers in Pittsburg showed their appre- 
ciation of the work of James F. Galvin when in his prime 
by turning out in large numbers at a benefit arranged in 
his honor on Oct. 17, 1892. An interesting programme of 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 105 

sporting events was carried out and $3,000 realized. Promi- 
inent base ball men attended. 

DEATH OF LIPMAN PIKE 

Lipman Pike, one of the stars of the amateur period, 
and who also gave a good account of himself after the es- 
tablishment of professional ball playing, died at his home 
in Brooklyn in October, 1893, of heart disease. In a game 
played in 1866 Pike scored six home runs, five of which 
were made in succession, and the record of games of the 
early period of the sport give much evidence of his ability 
to line them out. Pike was a member of the Cincinnati 
club in 1878, but owing to differences with the management 
he asked for and was given his release in the summer of 1393 
that year. Before leaving the city, however, he was pre- 
sented with a diamond badge by the patrons of the game. 
Pike played right field. He retired about 1880 and estab- 
lished himself in business in Brooklyn. 

BOSTON AGAIN WINS PENNANT 

The Bostons were again victors in the race for the 
National League pennant in 1893. The two season plan was 
abolished and a return to the original scheme of one sched- 
ule decided upon. The result: 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs. Per ct. 

Boston 667 

Pittsburg 628 

Cleveland 570 

Philadelphia 558 

New York 515 

Brooklyn 508 

Cincinnati 508 

Baltimore 462 

Chicago 445 

St. Louis 432 

Louisville 400 * 

Washington 310 

The winning team: Nichols, Gastright, Staley, Stiv- 
etts, p; Bennett, Ganzel, Merritt, c; Tucker, lb; Lowe, 2b; 
Nash, 3b; Long, ss; Carroll, If; Duffy, cf; McCarthy, rf. 

The leaders of the League for the year were: Sten- 
zell, batting, .409; Bennett, c, .912; W. Brown, lb, .987; 



. / 



106 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

Bierbauer, 2b, .959; McGarr, 3b, .944; Smith, ss, .935; Kel- 
ley, If, .952; Griffin, cf, .960; Duffy, rf, .958. Killen was 
the leading pitcher. 

DAUVRAY CUP WON BY BOSTON 

Additional interest was given to the campaign of 1893 
by the contests at the close of the regular season for the 
Dauvray cup, a trophy offered by Helen Dauvray, a well- 
known actress of that period. The games were played be- 
~ . tween the Bostons and a picked team known as the All- 

Americas. Boston was the winner. 

EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY 

A pleasing feature of the year of 1893 was the 
increased attendance and the recovery from the depressed 
18 93 condition caused by the wars with the Brotherhood and the 
American Association. The obligations assumed in taking 
over the latter organization also were paid this year. At 
the close of the season the following unofficial statement 
was made public: 

ATTENDANCE 

City. Total Av. 

Chicago 156,000 2,200 

NtwYork 200,000 3,500 

Brooklyn 175,000 2,750 

Boston 175,000 2,800 

Philadelphia 290,000 4,750 

Cincinnati 125,000 1,750 

St. Louis 200,000 3,000 

Pittsburg 184,000 3,000 

Cleveland 110,000 1,600 

Washington 60,000 1,100 

Total 1,675,000 

PROFITS 

Cleveland $ 10,000 

♦Boston 20,000 

Philadelphia 20,000 

St. Louis 10,000 

Baltimore 16,000 

Cincinnati 15,000 

Pittsburg 25,000 

Louisville 6,000 

Chicago 13,000 

Brooklyn 5,000 

New York 20,000 

Total : $160,000 

♦Estimated 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 107 

This showing, while not of great proportions, was of 
encouraging character. 

CATCHER BENNETT CRIPPLED BY CARS 

Charles W. Bennett, who caught for the Detroit 
champions of 1887 and later occupied a similar position on 
the Boston team, met with an accident on Jan. 10, 1894, 
which ended his career on the diamond and nearly cost him 
his life. Bennett, who was on his way from Kansas City 
to Williamsburg, stepped off the train at Wellsville, Kan., 
to greet a friend who was standing on the station platform. 
In attempting to return to his car he slipped and fell under 
the wheels, his legs being mangled so badly that amputation 
of both was necessary, one near the ankle and the other 
above the knee. The accident occurred in the evening. On 
his recovery Bennett went into business at Detroit, where 
he still is located. 

Bennett first became known as a ball player as a 
member of the Milwaukee club in 1878. In 1880 he joined 
the Worcester team and caught Richmond when that clever 
left-hander shut out Cleveland without a hit or run or a 
man getting to first base, the first time this feat had been 
accomplished in league ball and the second time on record. 
In 1881 he went to Detroit and remained there until the dis- 
banding of the team at the close of the season of 1888, 
when he went to Boston. He was catcher of this team 
when the mishap referred to compelled him to retire. Be- 
ing immensely popular with the lovers of the game in that 
city, they were not slow in coming to his assistance when 
the extent of his misfortune became known, and a benefit 
was given in his behalf which was a grand affair. 

Bennett was a heavy batter, an accurate thrower and 
led National League catchers for ten seasons. 

DEATH COMES TO ED. WILLIAMSON 

Ed. Williamson, noted as a third baseman, died at 
Mountain Valley Springs, Ark., March 3, 1894, of dropsy. 
He was 38 years old. Williamson started playing ball pro- 
fessionally in 1876, joined the Chicago team in 1880 and re- 
mained (being one of the ''stonewall infield'') until 1890. 



1894 



108 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

He went to Arkansas in the hope of regaining his health 
but grew worse. The funeral occurred in Chicago. Fred. 
Pfeffer and W. A. Sunday were among the pall bearers. 
In speaking of his old team-mate Anson said: 

Williamson was, in my opinion, the greatest 
all-around ball player the country ever saw. He 
was better than an average batsman and one of the 
few that knew how to wait for a ball and get the 
one he wanted before striking. He was a good 
third baseman, a good catcher and could pitch more 
than fairly well, too, when the necessity for doing 
so arose. After his retirement he went into busi- 
ness with Jimmie Wood, another ball player. 

1894 TRY TO STOP BALL GAME BY PRAYING 

On Sunday, July 1, 1894, about 200 attendants of a 
Milwaukee Sunday school, accompanied by the pastor of the 
church and other ecclesiasts, proceeded to a portion of the 
city where a ball game was in progress for the purpose of 
inducing the players to cease their sport. They arrived on 
the scene during the progress of the second inning, sur- 
rounded the diamond and started to pray in a most fer- 
vent manner. Still the game went on. The worshipers 
stuck to their task, however, but their efforts were un- 
successful, as the full nine innings were played. 

WELCOME TO VICTORIOUS ORIOLES 

Oct. 2, 1894, was a gala day in Baltimore. On that 
date Hanlon and his Orioles returned home after having 
won the National League pennant in an exciting finish with 
New York and thousands were on the streets to bid them 
welcome. At night the city was ablaze with redfire and 
everybody wore the Oriole colors. A procession of amateur 
ball clubs, local societies and individuals carrying transpar- 
encies marched through the streets and created the great- 
est enthusiasm, while so large was the crowd that at some 
points the marchers were unable to force their way through 
the mass of people. A dozen bands discoursed music dur- 
ing the progress of the parade, a feature of which was a 
500-pound live porker mounted on a drag. This represented 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 109 

a genuine * 'rooter. ' ' Following the parade a reception was 
held at the armory. 

BALTIMORE LEADS IN PENNANT RACE 

The pennant for 1894 was won by Baltimore after a 
lively fight with the New York team, under Ward. Hanlon 
headed the Baltimores. The result: 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs. Per ct. 

Baltimore 695 

New York 667 

Boston 629 

Philadelphia 559 

Brooklyn 534 

Cleveland 527 

Pittsburg 500 

Chicago 432 

St. Louis 424 

Cincinnati 419 

Washington 341 

Louisville 277 

The champion team was: McMahon, Hawke, Glea- 
son, Esper, p; Robinson and Clarke, c; Brouthers, lb; 
Reitz, 2b; Bonner, 2b; McGraw, 3b; Jennings, ss; Kelley, 
If; Brodie, cf; Keeler, rf. 

Leaders of the League: Duffy, batting, .438; Zim- 
mer, c, .931; Anson, lb, '.988; Reitz, 2b, .966; Nash, 3b, 
.932; Glasscock, ss, .934; Hamilton, If, .961; Grifl^n, cf, 
.963; Thompson, rf, .961. Meekin took pitching honors. 

GIANTS WIN TEMPLE CUP SERIES 

At the close of the pennant race in 1894 a new post- 
season series of games was introduced by the offering of a 
cup by Mr. Temple of Pittsburg to be contested for at the 
close of each season by the two leaders in the League cham- 
pionship battle. It was called the Temple Cup Series in 
honor of the donor. 

The contests for the trophy opened Oct. 4 and the re- 
sult was somewhat of a surprise, as the New Yorks won 
the series by defeating the Baltimores four games in succes- 
sion. Rusie and Meekin were in great form. The contests 
netted a little over $18,000 and this sum was divided on a 
basis of 65 and 35 per cent. The following is a summary 



1894 



no 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



of the series, showing the scores and the cities in which 
the games were played: 



1894 



DATE 


WHERE 


PLAYED 


BALT. 


N. Y. 


Oct. 4.... 
" 5.... 


Baltimore 

< < 


1 
6 

1 
3 


4 
9 


" 6.... 

" 8 


New York 

< < 


4 
16 









The work of the pitchers: 

Won Lost 

Rusie 2 

Meekin 2 

Esper 1 

Hemming 1 

Gleason 2 

RUMORS OF A BIG REVOLT 

During the latter part of 1894 the air was filled with 
rumors of another association to combat the National 
League. Prominent men were mentioned as being connect- 
ed with the movement, which was expected to accomplish 
what the Brotherhood had failed to do a few years before, 
but they either denied such an intention on their part when 
asked to state their position or maintained discreet silence. 
Harry Wright was said to be slated for a prominent place 
in the new organization, but he made an emphatic denial. 
The Overman Wheel Co. also was charged with being con- 
cerned in the venture. This the firm denied. In spite of 
denials, however, there still was considerable fear lest the 
National Association, as the new concern was to be known, 
became a reality. It failed to do so. 

MIKE KELLY DIES OF PNEUMONIA 

Michael J. Kelly, familiar to the older followers of 
the game as the "Ten Thousand Dollar Beauty'* and "King 
Kel," and also hero of a popular song entitled "Slide, Kelly, 
Slide," died of pneumonia at the Emergency Hospital in 
Boston on the evening of Nov. 8, 1894. He was about 38 
years of age. Kelly was one of the greatest players the 
game has produced, but his brilliant career on the diamond 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. Ill 

was marred in great degree by habits which brought on the 
disease that finally resulted in his death. 

He started his base ball career at Paterson, N. J., in 
1877 and shortly thereafter joined the Cincinnati National 
League club. In 1880 he was secured by Anson for the Chi- 
cago team and remained a member of that organization 
through the season of 1887 when he was sold to Boston for 
$10,000, forming, with John Clarkson, who was disposed of 
by Chicago to the same club for a similar amount the year 
following, what was popularly known as the "twenty thou- 
sand dollar battery. '^ 

Kelly joined the players' revolt in 1890 and was a mem- 
ber of the Boston team in that organization. When it dis- i89 5 
banded he went to Cincinnati as manager of the American 
Association club in that city, but returned to Boston when 
the Cincinnati franchise was transferred to Milwaukee. A 
short time previous to his death he managed a team at Al- 
toona. Pa. He was a heavy batter, great thrower and had 
few equals behind the bat. 

Joseph Quinn, who was a team-mate of Kelly's on 
the Boston club, said: 

Kelly was the first catcher to scare base run- 
ners sliding for the plate by dropping his mask on 
the plate when the runner was on the point of slid- 
ing across it. He was the first right fielder to 
throw a runner out at first on a clean hit to right 
by getting the ball on the first bound and shooting ^ 

it back^in^ime to get the runner. He taught John 
Clarkson how to signal the men behind him so the 
infield knew what he was going to pitch, and he could 
throw a ball to second without moving out of his* 
tracks. He whs chock full of base ball brains and 
a headier player never walked on the field. Kelly 
died penniless after earning a fortune. The day he 
died he slipped off a hospital stretcher and his last 
words were: "This is my last slide." 

BALTIMORE AGAIN WINS 

Baltimore again was winner at the close of the race 
in 1895. Cleveland was second and Philadelphia was third. 



1895 



112 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

The standing of each club at the finish is shown in the ta- 
ble below: 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs Per ct. 

Baltimore 669 

Cleveland 646 

Philadelphia 595 

Chicago 554' 

Brooklyn 542 

Boston 542 

Pittsburg 538 

Cincinnati 508 

New York 504 

Washington 336 

St. Louis 298 

Louisville 267 

Baltimore team : Hoffer, Esper, Clarkson, McMahon, 
Hemming, p; Robinson and Clarke, c; Carey, lb; Rietz, 2b; 
W. Gleason, 2b; McGraw, 3b; Jennings, ss; Kelley, If; 
Brodie, cf ; Keeler, rf. 

League leaders: Burkett, batting, .423; Robinson and 
Clements, c, .952; Tebeau, lb, .992; Lowe, 2b, .957; Cross, 
3b, .930; Jennings, ss, .943; Delehanty, If, .945; Griffin, cf, 
.972; Thompson, rf, .961. Hoffer was premier pitcher. 

TEMPLE CUP SERIES TO CLEVELAND 

The contests for the Temple Cup in 1895 resulted in 
favor of Cleveland by four games to one. The scores: 



DATE 


WHERE PLAYED 


BALT. 


CLEV. 


Oct. 2.... 
" 3 . 


Cleveland 


4 
2 

1 
5 
2 


5 

7 


" 5 


< < 


7 


" 7 


Baltimore 





" 8.... 


< i 


5 



The work of the pitchers: 

Won Lost 

Young 3 

Cuppy 1 

Esper. 1 

McMahon 2 

Hoffer 2 

There was considerable rowdyism on the part of the 
Baltimore team at the opening game on their grounds, but 



1695 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 113 

nothing of a serious nature occurred. The net receipts 
were $14,752. 

DEATH OF HARRY WRIGHT 

Shortly after noon of Oct. 3, 1895, Harry Wright, 
one of the most prominent figures in the base ball profes- 
sion, and a man who had done great service in placing the 
game on its present high pedestal, died at a sanitarium in 
Atlantic City, N. J. , of catarrhal pneumonia. He was ill a 
long time and death came after three operations. 

Mr. Wright was born in Sheffield, Eng., on Jan. 10, 
1835, and came to the United States in 1836. He originally 
was a cricket player. He took up ball playing in 1857 and 
was organizer of the famous Cincinnati Red Stockings, man- 
ager of the Boston team that won four pennants in succes- 
sion and was holder of the home run record, he having se- 
cured seven four-baggers in a game at Newport, Ky., in 
1867. It was as a manager, however, that Mr. Wright ex- 
celled. At the time of his death he was chief of staff of 
National League umpires. 

SILVER SERVICE FOR PRESIDENT YOUNG 

As a testimonial of their appreciation of his efforts in 
behalf of base ball, the members of the several National 
League clubs in 1896 presented to President Young a mag- 
nificent silver service. The gift consisted of 300 pieces and 
cost nearly $3,000. When the Chicago club called upon the 
League executive at his Washington home later in the sea- 
son the testimonial played an important part in their en- 
tertainment. 18 9 6 

DELEHANTY GETS FOUR HOMERS AND A SINGLE 

On July 13, 1896, eleven hundred Chicago fans saw 
the home team defeat Philadelphia despite the terrific bat- 
ting of Ed. Delehanty, the visitors' first baseman. In five 
times at bat he knocked out four home runs and one sin- 
gle. This extraordinary performance won the admiration 
of the crowd, which fully appreciated the slugging out- 
break even if it was on the wrong side of the house. Ex- 
cept for this feature there was nothing out of the ordinary 
to the game. But it was enough for one day. The box 



J 



114 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



score is of historical interest and for that reason it is given 
in connection with this article: 



1896 



CHICAGO 



Everett, 3b. 3 



Dahlen, ss. 
Lange, cf.. 
Anson, lb,, 
Ryan, rf... 
Decker, If. . 
Pfeffer, 2b. 
Terry, p . . . 
Donahue, c. 



AB. 



Totals 31 



PHILADELPHIA 



AB. 



R. H. 



P.O A. 



2 

2 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 


U 



1 

4 
12 
2 

1 
2 
5 



27 11 



R. i H. 



Cooley, If I 3 

Hulen, ss ] 4 

Mertes, cf j 5 

Delehanty, lb ! 5 

Thompson, rf | ,5 

Hallman, 2b i 4 

Clements, c | 2 

Nash, 3b j 4 

Garvin, p 1 4 



Totals 36 8 



SCORE BY INNINGS 



E. 



P.O. A. E. 



24 i 14 1 



Chicago .1 

Philadelphia 2 1 



4 G 4 ♦— 9 

3 10 1—8 



SUMMARY 

Two base hits — Lange, Terry, Decker, Thompson. 

Three base hits — Lange, Pfeffer. 

Home runs — Delehanty, 4. 

Struck out— Garvin, 4; Terry, 5. 

Stolen bases— Everett 2, Dahlen 2, Lange, Anson. 

Umpire — Emslie. 



THIRD F=»ENNANT FOR BALTIMORE 

The National League pennant race for 1896 was won 
by Baltimore, making the third successive victory for the 
Orioles. The Clevelands again finished jn second place. 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 115 

Cincinnati was a close third. The standings are given in 
the following table: 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs. Per ct. 

Baltimore 698 

Cleveland 625 

Cincinnati 606 

Boston 565 

Chicag-o . 555 

Pittsburg 512 

New York 489 

Philadelphia 477 

Washington 443 

Brooklyn 443 

St. Louis : 308 

Louisville 290 

The winners: Corbett, Hoffer, Esper, Pond, McMa- 
hon and Hemming, p; Robinson and Clark, c; Doyle, lb; 
Reitz, 2b; McGraw, 3b; Donnelly, 3b; Jennings, ss; Kelley, 
If; Brodie, cf; Keeler, rf. 

League leaders: Burkett, batting, .410; Vaughan, c, 
.951; Tebeau, lb, .987; McPhee, 2b, .982; Cross, 3b, .945; 
Connaughton, ss, .929: Kelley, If, .955; Brodie, cf, .971; 
Keeler, rf, .931. Hoffer again led the pitchers. 

BALTIMORE WINS CUP SERIES 

Baltimore and Cleveland again met for the Temple Cup 
in 1896. This time Baltimore won. 





DATE 


WHERE PLAYED 


BALT. 


CLEV. 


Oct. 2. ... 


Baltimore 


...1 7 


1 


" 3.... 


.1 7 


2 


" 5.... 


< < 


6 


2 


" 8... 


Cleveland 


5 








The work of the pitchers: 

Won Lost 

Corbett 2 

Hoffer ......■...;.....: 2 

Cuppy 2 

Young 1 

Wallace 1 

CHARLES RAD BOURNE DIES 

Charles Radbourne, regarded by many as the great- 
est pitcher, died at Bloomington, 111., Feb. 5, 1897, of pare- 
sis, the malady being greatly aggravated and hastened 



1896 



116 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

by the loss of one of his eyes, the result of an accidental 
discharge of a gun. 

Radbourne was born in Rochester, N. Y., in 1854. 
When he was very young his parents removed to Blooming- 
ton, 111. , and it was there he learned to play the game that 
made him famous. His first professional engagement of 
consequence was with the Peoria Reds in 1878. The follow- 
ing year he played with Comiskey, Loftus and the Gleasons 
on the Dubuque team in the Northwestern League and in 
1880 he was a member of the Buffalo club. He signed with 
the Providence team for 1881, and it was while with that 
organization that he demonstrated his ability as a pitcher, 
his work in 1884 being without a parallel in the history of 
the national game. With the burden of the pitcher's work 
resting almost entirely upon his shoulders by reason of the 
desertion of Sweeney, the "Old Hoss,'' as he was popu- 
larly called, stuck to his post and brought his club to vic- 
tory in the National League contest and then captured the 
1897 world's championship by defeating the Metropolitans of the 
American Association three straight games. 

Providence dropped out of the League the following 
year and Radbourne went to Boston. He remained with 
the National League club there until 1890, when he cast his 
fortune with the players' organization. The strain he had 
undergone in the campaign of 1884 was beginning to tell 
on him, however, and it was realized that his pitching days 
were nearing their end. Still at times there was a flash of 
the old-time skill in his efforts and in a game with New 
York on April 28, 1890, he allowed but two hits, only twen- 
ty-nine men stepping to the plate and the first nineteen be- 
ing retired in order. 

In 1891 Radbourne was with Cincinnati. He retired 
at the close of the season. 

FOUTZ DIES AFTER WEEK'S ILLNESS 

David Foutz, well known as a pitcher and first base- 
man, and who was manager of the Brooklyn team the 
year previous to his death, died at his home in a suburb of 
Baltimore on the afternoon of March 5, 1897. He had been 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 117 

confined to his bed one week. In 1882 Foutz pitched for the 
Leadville Blues, an organization of which Harry P. Keiley 
was manager, and which included in its membership Phe- 
lan, Kessler and Knowdell. The club made a trip east and 
created a favorable impression. Shortly after this Foutz 
signed with the St. Louis Browns and with Robert Carruth- 
ers did great work for Comiskey until both were sold to 
Brooklyn in 1888. After the transfer Foutz was used the 
greater part of the time at first base, being occasionally 
called in to finish games after other pitchers had been 
knocked out. He was over six feet in hight, a good bat- 
ter and was noted for his remarkable coolness in playing his 
positions. 

TOUR OF AUSTRALIAN BALL PLAYERS 1897 

A party of base ball players from Australia visited 
the United. States in the spring of 1897, making their first 
appearance in San Francisco early in March, where they 
were beaten by the Olympics of that city, an amateur organ- 
ization, by a score of 20 to 9. The visitors played fairly 
well, but seemed to be a little slow in their work in the 
field. After playing a number of games on the coast the 
team visited several eastern cities. The journey to the 
United States was made as a direct result of the Around 
the World tour of the American teams in 1888-9, at which 
time the game was introduced into Australia. The visitors 
gained additional information in regard to the sport and re- 
turned home pleased with their trip. 

CHICAGO BEATS LOUISVILLE 36 TO 7 

On June 29, 1897, Chicago defeated Louisville 36 to 7, 
being the record for a large score since the establishment of 
the National League in 1876. Five hundred people saw the 
game. McCormick secured six of the thirty hits made, 
while Connor and Callahan managed to get four apiece, 
two of Cal's being doubles. It took a little over two hours 
to play the contest, which occurred in Chicago. Callahan 
was hit pretty freely, especially in the fifth inning, when 
Louisville got five men across the plate. The following is 



118 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

the box score, which gives details of the disaster to the 
Louisville team: 



1897 



CHICAGO 



Everett, 3b. . . . 
McCormick, ss 

Lange, cf 

Anson, lb 

Ryan, rf 

Decker, If 

Thornton, If... 
Connor, 2b.... 
Callahan, p . . . 
Donahue, c . . . . 

Totals 



LOUISVILLE 



R. 


H. 


P.O. 


A. 


3 


2 





3 


5 


6 


3 


2 


4 


4 


4 





4 


1 


10 


1 


5 


2 








2 


3 








2 


2 


1 





4 


4 


3 


2 


4 


4 


1 


1 


3 


2 


5 


2 


36 


30 


27 


11 



E. 



R. H. 



P.0.| A. 

I 



E. 



Clark, If 

McCreary, rf 1 

Pickering", cf 1 

Stafford, ss 1 

Werden, lb | 1 

Dexter, 3b 

Butler, c ! 

Delehanty, 2b I 1 

Johnson, 2b ' 

Frazer, p. . . : 

Jones, p 2 



Totals ' 7 



14 



2 


1 








1 


2 


2 


9 


15 


1 


1 


7 


3 


1 


1 











1 


2 









*26 



23 



10 



♦Chicago player out for interference. 
SCORE BY INNINGS 

Chicago 3 5 7 12 12 7 8—36 

Louisville 10 5 10 0—7 

SUMMARY 

Two-base hits— Everett, Lange, Ryan, Decker, 
Cnllahan 2, Donahue, Werden 2, Dexter, Dele- 
hanty, Jones. 

Three-base hits— McCormick, Lange. 

Home runs — McCormick, Ryan. 

BENEFIT GIVEN PFEFFER 

On Sept. 26, 1897, 9,000 pel-sons assembled at the ball 
park in Chicago to attend the benefit tendered to Fred. 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 119 

Pfeff er, the former great second baseman of the Chicago 
club, and the presentation of Mr. Pfeffer to the crowd was 
the signal for a great demonstration. He was accompa- 
nied by James Wood, Ross Barnes and Joe Quest, who also 
had won fame in the same position on the diamond. The 
feature of the entertainment was a ball game between old- 
timers, with Cherokee Fisher pitching, and a nine from the 
''Jack and the Beanstalk" company, then playing an en- 
gagement in the city, with a game between the Unions and 
the Marquettes following. Daniel O'Leary was master of 
ceremonies. 

Pfeffer was one of the stars of the national game. 
He went to Chicago from Louisville in 1883 and remained 
with Anson until 1890, when he allied himself with the Broth- 1 8 9 7 
erhood movement. He lost considerable money in the ven- 
ture and when it collapsed rejoined the Chicago club, but ill- 
ness handicapped him after that and ultimately forced him 
from the game. His work when in his prime was of the 
sensational order. 

PENNANT WON BY BOSTON 

Boston won the pennant in 1897. Baltimore made a 
desperate struggle to gather in a fourth victory but had to 
be content with second place. Result: 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs. Per ct. 

Boston 705 

Baltimore 692 

New York 634 

Cincinnati 576 

Cleveland 527 

Brooklyn 462 

Washington 462 

Pittsburg 454 

Chicago 447 

Philadelphia .417 

Louisville 400 

St. Louis 229 

Winners: Nichols, Klobedanz, Stivetts, Lewis, p; Ber- 
gen, Ganzel, Lake, c; Tenney, lb; Lowe, 2b; Collins, 3b; Al- 
len, Long, ss; Duffy, If; Hamilton, cf; Stahl, Yeager, rf. 

Leaders of League: Keeler, batting, .432; Peitz, c, 
.956; Tebeau, lb, .994; McPhee, 2b, .965; Clingman, 3b, .949; 



1897 



120 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

H. Jennings, ss, .933; Delehanty, If, .970; Brodie, cf, .983; 
Keeler, cf, .970. Rusie headed the pitchers. 

BALTIMORE WINS TEMPLE CUP 

Baltimore won the Temple Cup series from Boston in 
1897 by taking four out of the five games played. The con- 
tests were characterized by heavy batting, Reitz, Clarke, 
Corbett and Long making home runs in the game of Oct. 
5. Counterfeit tickets at one of the Boston games caused 
a considerable loss to the players, while charges of hippo- 
droming against the contesting clubs were made and the cup 
returned to the donor in 1898 and the series discontinued. 
The results of the games follow: 





DATE 


WHERE 


PLAYED 


BALT. 


BOS^N 


Oct. 4... 
" 5... 


. Boston 




..! 12 
.! 13 

• 1 8 

..: 12 

..1 9 


13 

11 


" 6... 


< < 




3 


" 9... 
" 11... 


. Baltimore 

< < 




11 
3 













The work of the pitchers: 

Won Lost 

Hoff er 2 

Corbett. 1 

Nichols 1 

Nops 1 1 

Lewis 1 

Stivetts 1 

Klobedanz 1 

Hickman 1 

CAPT. ANSOn' RETIRES 

The season of 1897 had its climax in the retirement 
from the base ball arena of Adrian C. Anson, captain and 
manager of the Chicago team and for twenty-six years one 
of the foremost figures in this particular branch of athletics. 
It was the occasion for sincere regret on the part of all ad- 
mirers of the game, as he was regarded as the ideal ball 
player and was popular the length and breadth of the 
United States. 

Anson's first professional engagement was with the 
Forest Citys of Rockford, 111., in 1871. From there he 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 121 

went to Philadelphia and later to Chicago, where he played 
until his retirement. While Anson ranked high as a fielder, 
it was as a batsman that he excelled. Below will be found 
his record in this respect from 1875 to 1897. It will be seen 
that his average was over .300 for a period of twenty-one 
years: 



Year. 


Per ct. 


Year. 


Per ct. 


1875 


.318 


1887 


421 


1876 


342 


1888 


343 


1877 


335 


1889 


341 


1878 


336 


1890 


311 


1879 


407 


1891 


294 


1880 


338 


1892 


274 


1881 


399 


1893 


322 


1882 


362 


1894 


394 


1883 


307 


1895 

1896 


3^8 


1884 ". 


337 


335 


1885 


310 


1897 


302 


1886 


371 







1897 



'4n 1907, ten years after the veteran's retirement, Ned 
Hanlon paid him this tribute: 

Anson was undoubtedly the greatest batter the 
game has ever known. He could hit it a mile, no 
matter what kind of a ball was served up to him. 
With a runner on third base, and not more than one 
man out, it was a 1 to 2 shot that the run would 
come over with Anson at the bat. He was good 
for a long fly or a hard grounder too hot to handle 
in time to get the man at the plate, if not for a 
clean hit. He was a terror to all pitchers, even the 
best, for he wasn't a free slugger like Dan Brouth- 
ers, but would carry a pitcher along and thought 
nothing of taking two strikes. He was just as 
sure of hitting the third one as the first. I remem- 
ber one year when he made a bet of $100 even that 
he would not strike out during the entire season. 
He struck out just once in 150 games and lost his 
bet, but that shows what kind of a batter he was. 

Mike Kelly was the next greatest batter to An-. 
• son, whom he excelled in ability to hit to any field. 

No one ever has equalled Kelly as a place hitter. 
When playing the outfield against him I used to 
watch him like a hawk, for he would shift his feet 
and the position of his body after the ball was 
pitched according to what field he wanted to hit to. 
By watching him closely I could get a running start 



122 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

in either direction when I was playing center field 
and was sometimes able to cut him out of a hit. 
But he was a wonder. Two men like Anson and 
Kelly would pretty nearly make a ball team by 
themselves. 

DEATH COMES TO C. H. BYRNE 

Charles H. Byrne, president of the Brooklyn club, 
died in New York on the morning of Jan. 4, 1898, of a com- 
plication of diseases. Mr. Byrne was born in New York 
and was 55 years old. He was given a college education 
and up to the time of his taking up base ball in 1883 had 
held important positions in the business world. During the 
years he was at the head of the Brooklyn organization he 
18 98 put through many notable deals and was a power in the 
councils of the game. 

CHRIS VON DER AHE KIDNAPED 

On Feb. 8, 1898, Chris Von der Ahe, owner of the 
St. Louis Browns, was induced to call at the St. Nicholas 
Hotel in that city for the purpose of attending to some im- 
portant business matter. During the progress of the con- 
ference the base ball magnate was hustled into a cab pro- 
vided for the purpose and driven rapidly away. He at- 
tempted to escape from his captors but failed, and before 
he could do anything further to free himself or call assist- 
ance he found himself on board a train that was soon speed- 
ing on its way to Pittsburg. 

Von der Ahe was made defendant in a suit brought 
by Mark Baldwin, the pitcher, and W. A. Nimick of Pitts- 
burg had gone on his bond. Failing to get any response to 
letters he had written to the St. Louis man, and wishing to 
protect himself from financial loss in case "der boss" failed 
to appear for trial, he sent a detective to investigate and 
this the officer did with the result just described. 

Arriving in Pittsburg Von der Ahe appeared before 
Judge Buffington and was released on bonds of $2,500. 
The case came up a few days later and judgment was ren- 
dered against him for $3,500, including costs. This he 
was unable to pay and he was detained in Pittsburg for 
about ten days when friends came to his assistance and 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 123 

the case was taken to a higher court and Von der Ahe per- 
mitted to return home. 

ANSON AS MANAGER OF NEW YORKS 

A. C. Anson, after the expiration of his contract with 
the Chicago club in February, 1898, accepted the manage- 
ment of the New York ball team for the ensuing year. 
After a month^s trial of the position, and finding the situa- 
tion not to his liking, he resigned his place and returned 
to Chicago. He made one trip west with the club and was 
given a great reception and presented with a floral offering 
by his home town admirers. 

DEATH OF "BOBBY" MATTHEWS t898 

Robert Matthews, a noted player of the middle era 
of base ball, died at an institution near Baltimore in April, 
1898, aged 48 years. Matthews was a star as far back as 
1870, when he was a member of the Maryland club. Later 
he joined the New York Mutuals and made a great repu- 
tation for himself as a pitcher, going from that club to 
Providence in 1879. He remained at Providence during the 
season of 1880-1 and the following year was with Boston. 
By some writers Matthews is credited with having used the 
"spit" ball early in his career, although the evidence on 
that point is not conclusive. When he retired from active 
duty he went to umpiring. He quit base ball as a business 
about 1890. 

MINORS BATTLE MAJORS 20 INNINGS 

On April 10, 1898, the Milwaukee team of the West- 
ern League met the St. Louis National Leaguers in the lat- 
ter city and gave the major organization a hot battle before 
going down to defeat. Twenty innings were played, the 
score standing 12 to 11 in favor of the home team. On June 
30, 1892, Chicago and Cincinnati played a 7 to 7 twenty in- 
ning game, which was the longest ever played in the Na- 
tional League since its organization. The St. Louis-Milwau- 
kee game is notable not only because of equalling the record 
but also from the fact that one of the contestants was a mi- 
nor league club. The winning run was made with one out. 



124 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



Other details will be found in the complete score which is 
herewith given: 



189d^ 



ST. LOUIS 

Dowd, cf 

Holmes, If 

Cross, ss 

Crooks, lb 

Bierbauer, 2b 

Hall, 3b 

Turner, rf 

Clements, c 

Sugden, c 

Sudhoff , p 

Taylor, p 

Carsey, p 

Totals 



MILWAUKEE 



R. H. 



P.O. A 



7 I 
5 I 

2 ! 
26 i 

2l 

3 I 
2 i 

10 i 






12 I 17 i 60 



27 



Nichol, cf I i 

Weaver, ]f-3b ..i 2 j 

Waldron, rf > 3 { 

Daly, 2b | 11 

Lewee, ss 2 { 

Mack, lb I 1 I 

Barnes, 3b-p 1 

Speer, c 1 

Taylor, p 

Wolter, If-p 

Papillian, p-lf 



6 
4 
3 
9 
2 
26 
1 
7 






Totals 11 i 14 I 58 i 29 



E. 



4 

1 I 



R. : H. P.O.i A. E. 



Mil 

St. 



SCORE BY INNINGS 

2020200020000210000 0—11 

L...1 3 3 1 00 2 1 1—12 
SUMMARY 
Hall, Cross, Weaver, Waldron, 



Two base hits 
Daly, Lewee 2. 
Three base hit — Waldron 
Time of game — 3:20. 
Umpire — Hurst. 



PENNANT AGAIN GOES TO BOSTON 

Boston again won the pennant in 1898, with Balti- 
more second. The schedule was lengthened to 154 games. 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 125 

The record of the different clubs will be found in the ta- 
ble below: 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs. Per ct. 

Boston 685 

Baltimore 644 

Cincinnati 605 

Chicago 567 

Cleveland 544 

Philadelphia 523 

New York 513 

Pittsburg 486 

Louisville 464 

Brooklyn 372 

Washington 336 

St. Louis 260 

Boston team: Lewis, Nichols, Klobedanz, Willis, p; i89 8 
Bergen, Yeager, c; Tenney, lb; Lowe, 2b; CoHins, 3b; Long, 
ss; Duffy, If; Hamilton, cf; Stahl, rf; Hickman, Stivetts. 

Leaders of League: Keeler, batting, .379; McGuire, 
c, .958; LaChance, lb, .989; Crooks, 2b, .962; Wagner, 
3b, .945; Jennings, ss, .944; Kelley, If, .973; Griffin, cf, 
.979; Tiernan, rf, .986. Lewis headed the pitchers. 

ANSON DECLINES A BENEFIT 

Friends of A. C. Anson, whose contract with the 
Chicago club expired early in 1898, proposed a benefit for 
the famous manager and player to take place during the 
summer of that year. The proposition received hearty in- 
dorsement from all parts of the country and would have 
been a big success. When the subject was unfolded to An- 
son, however, he objected. He stated that he had been 
paid for his services while a member of the Chicago club 
and that the patrons of the game were under no obligations 
to extend him financial assistance. Besides, he was not old 
or in need of aid. The project was dropped, but reluctant- 
ly, by the admirers of the "old man." 

BEAUMONT MAKES 6 HITS IN 6 TIMES UP 

On July 22, 1899, Clarence Beaumont of the Pitts- 
burg team made six hits in as many times at bat off Piatt, 
pitching for Philadelphia. None of the hits went outside 
of the diamond. He also scored six runs. This record has 



126 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



never been equalled up to date. The game was won by 
Pittsburg 18 to 4. Score: 



1899 



PITTSBURG 



Beaumont, cf 
McCarthy, If 
Williams, 3b. 
McCreary, rf 
Schriver, c . . 

Ely, ss 

Clarke, lb... 
O'Brien, 2b.. 
Tannehill, p. 

Totals... 



PHILADELPHIA 



Cooley, lb 

Thomas, cf . . . 
Delehanty, If. 
Childs, 2b.... 

Flick, rf 

Douglass, c. . 

Cross, ss 

Frazer, 3b 

Piatt, p 



R. I H. 



P.O. A. 



6 
3 

4 
3 
1 

1 



18 



6 
2 
3 
2 
2 
1 
2 
1 


19 



1 
2 


1 
4 
4 
11 
4 


27 




2 
2 


1 
5 

4 
4 

18 



E. 



R. I H. 



P.O A. 



Totals 



10 
1 
1 
1 
1 
5 
3 
2 




11 24 



E. 



15 



SCORE BY INNINGS 

Pittsburg 3 4 4 113 2 *— 18 

Philadelphia 2-0 2 0—4 

SUMMARY 

Two base hit — O'Brien. 

Three base hits -Williams 2, Clarke, Cooiey. 

Double play— O'Brien, Ely, Clarke. 

Bases on balls — Off Tannehill. 1; Piatt, 5. 

Struck out— By Tannehill, 3; Piatt, 1. 

Umpires — Swartwood and Hunt. 



EIGHT HOME RUNS IN ONE GAME 

Six home runs, two doubles and fourteen singles were 
made by Louisville against Washington Sept. 2, 1899. The 
score was 25 to 4. Washington made two home runs, two 
doubles, two triples and three singles, the game being one 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



127 



of the heaviest batting contests on record. It was called 
after eight innings to catch a train. The tabulated score 
follows: 



LOUISVILLE 



R. ! H. 1 P.O.I A. E. 



Hoy, cf 5 

Clarke, If 3 

Leach, 3b i 3 

Wagner, rf I 1 

Ritchey, 2b i 3 

Kelley, lb I 2 

Zimmer, c 

Clingman, ss 

Woods, p 



Totals, 



WASHINGTON 



Slag^le, cf 

Mercer, 3b 

O'Brien, If.... 
McGann, lb... 
Freeman, rf-p. 
Stafford, ss.. . . 

Barry, 2b 

Roach, c 

Dineen, p-rf.. . 



Totals. 



2 

4 
2 

25 



4 


2 





5 


4 


1 I 


2 


1 


1 


2 


1 





2 


3 


3 


2 


11 





1 


1 





3 


1 


8 


1 





1 


22 


24 


14 



R. i H. P.O. A. E. 



9 I 24 



8 6 



1899 



SCORE BY INNINGS. 

Louisville 1 6 4 3 13 6 1—25 

Washington 2 11—4 

SUMMARY 

Two base hits — Leach, Wagner, Mercer, Free- 
man. 

Three base hits — Barry, McGann. 

Home runs -Hoy, Kelley, Leach, Clingman, 
Clarke, Ritchey, McGann, Freeman. 

Double play— Stafford, Barry, McGann. 

Umpires — Latham and Gaffney. 



PENNANT WON BY BROOKLYN 

The Brooklyn team, strengthened by the best players 
of the Baltimore club, won the pennant in 1899, the remnant 



I 



128 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

of the old Oriole organization finishing fourth. The Cleve- 
land team, maintained by the Robisons merely for present 
necessities after they got a foothold in St. Louis by se- 
curing the Browns, was last in the race. The result: 

NATION A L LEAGUE 
Clubs Per ct. 

Brooklyn .677 

Boston 625 

Philadelphia 619 

Baltimore 592 

St. Louis 557 

Cincinnati 553 

Pittsburg 510 

Chicago 507 . 

Louisville 493 

New York 408 

Washington 358 

18 99 Cleveland 130 

Winning team: Hughes, Kennedy, Dunn, McJames, 
p; Farrell, McGuire, c; McGann, Jennings, Anderson, lb; 
Daly, 2b; Casey, 3b; Dahlen, ss; Kelley, If; Keeler, cf; 
Jones, rf; Anderson, rf. 

Leaders: Delehanty, batting, .408; Peitz, c, .955; 
Clark, lb, .988; DeMontreville, 2b, .966; Cross, 3b, .957; 
Davis, ss, .944; Kelley, If, .976; Brodie, cf, .982; Blake, 
rf, .979. Hughes was the leading pitcher. 

NATIONAL LEAGUE REDUCES CIRCUIT 

At the annual meeting of the National League this 
year the organization returned to the original eight-club 
idea. Washington and Cleveland were dropped from mem- 
bership, the Louisville club was consolidated with the Pitts- 
burg organization and Baltimore's players were transferred 
to Brooklyn. 




PART IV. 

FROM INVASION OF THE AMERICAN LEAGUE TO 
THE PRESENT TIME 

N the announcement of a reduction of the National 
League circuit to eight cities base ball men not con- 
nected with that organization saw an opportunity to place 
another major association in the field. The first attempt 
in this direction was made in the fall of 1899 when a league 
called the American Association was formed with A: €i^ An- 
son as president. It never got any further, as Philadelphia 1900 
failed to come to time and its membership was essential. 
But the idea did not die. In January, 1900, it again came 
up, when Ban Johnson's Western League boldly announced 
its entry into the field with the title of American League 
and sought a location in Chicago. The National League was 
not disposed at first to grant the request, but did so when 
it became evident that the new body would withdraw froni 
the National Agreement. The Chicago franchise was given 
to Charles Comiskey, who moved his St. Paul team to the 
western metropolis. Grand Rapids was transferred to 

Cleveland. The completed circuit was: Chicago, Milwaukee, 

129 



130 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

Indianapolis, Detroit, Kansas City, Cleveland, Buffalo and 
Minneapolis. 

ANSON PUBLISHES A BOOK 

In 1900 Capt. A. C. Anson issued a book of reminis- 
cences under the title of ''A Ball Player's Career.'' The 
volume consisted of something over 300 pages and dealt in 
an entertaining manner with players and events from the 
time he was a member of an amateur team in Marshall- 
town, Iowa, to the date of his retirement in 1897. A large 
portion of the work was devoted to the trip around the 
world by the Chicago and All-America base ball teams in 
1888-9. 

1900 DEATH ENDS KNAUFF'S SUFFERINGS 

Edward Knauff died in a Philadelphia hospital on 
Sept. 15, 1-900, as the result of a broken back. Knauff was 
a pitcher of ability. He was with Philadelphia, St. Louis and 
Baltimore in the old American Association and after his 
retirement became a member of the Philadelphia fire de- 
partment. While in the performance of his duties his back 
was broken by a falling beam. He was taken to a hospital 
and never left the cot on which he was placed when he en- 
tered the institution, his utter helplessness extending over a 
period of three and one-half years. Many eminent sur- 
geons gave the case special attention but were unable to do 
anything for the sufferer. Knauff bore his affliction with 
great fortitude. 

PENNANTS WON BY BROOKLYN AND CHICAGO 

Brooklyn and Chicago were the pennant winners for 
1900, neither team having much difficulty in acquiring the 
honor. Both leagues were well patronized. The race in 
the American attracted much attention because it was the 
first appearance of that league as a high class organization 
and it more than met the expectations of its backers and fol- 
lowers. There was nothing unusual in National League 
affairs except the return to an eight-club circuit. This has 
been already referred to. Baltimore and Washington were 
not represented in base ball this season, the Eastern League 
endeavoring to get the territory, but failing to do so. 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 131 

The standings of the different clubs in both leagues will be 
found in the appended tables: 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs. Per ct. 

Brooklyn 603 

Pittsburg 568 

Philadelphia 543 

Boston 478 

Chicago 464 

St. Louis 464 

Cincinnati 446 

New York 435 

Winning team: McGinnity, Kennedy, Kitson, p; Far- 
rell, McGuire, c; Jennings, lb; Daly, DeMontreville, 2b; 
Cross, 3b; Dahlen, ss; Kelley, If; Sheckard, If; Keeler, cf; 1900 
Jones, rf. 

League leaders: Wagner, batting, .380; M. Sullivan, 
c, .933; McGann, lb, .989; Lowe, 2b, .960; Cross, 3b, .941; 
Davis and Dahlen, ss, .942; Selbach, If, .957; Thomas, cf, 
.966; Wagner, rf, .969. McGinnity was the premier pitcher. 

AMERICAN LEAGUE 

Clubs • Per ct. 

Chicago 607 

Milwaukee 577 

Indianapolis 526 

Detroit 514 

Kansas City 496 

Cleveland 463 

Buffalo 439 

Minneapolis 381 

Winning team: Denzer, Fisher, Katoll, Patterson, p; 
Sugden, Buckley, Wood, c; Isbell, lb; Padden, 2b; Hartman, 
3b; Shugart, ss; Hoy, cf ; Dillard, If; McFarland, Shearon, rf ; 
Brodie, If. 

League leaders: Dungan, batting, .337; Sugden, c, 
.974; Anderson, lb, .989; Bierbauer, 2b, .954; Coughlin, 3b, 
.920; Smith, ss, .918; Dowd, rf, .965; Ketchum, If, .958; 
Hoy, cf, .976. Miller led the pitchers. 

M'GINNITY GETS A TROPHY CUP 

In October, 1900, a series of games was arranged be- 
tween Brooklyn and Pittsburg for a cup given by the Com- 
mercial-Telegraph and Brooklyn won four of five contests 
played. McGinnity was the star and the trophy was in turn 
given to him. The presentation to the club was made 



132 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

at the Alvin Theater, which was packed with enthusiastic 
fans. Mayor Diehl made the speech turning over the tro- 
phy to the victorious players and Joseph Kelley accepted 
the prize on behalf of the club. 

EXPANSION OF THE AMERICAN LEAGUE 

The success attending the first season of the Ameri- 
can League was so gratifying that it was deemed advisable 
to improve and strengthen it for 1901. This was done. In- 
dianapolis, Kansas City, Buffalo and Minneapolis were 
dropped and their places taken by Boston, Philadelphia, 
Baltimore and Washington. To do this the invaders were 
1901 obliged to withdraw from the National Agreement and a 
lively war with the National League followed. This suited 
the players, many of whom profited financially by for- 
swearing allegiance to the old league and casting their for- 
tunes at an advance in salary with the new organization. 

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LEAGUES 

The National Association of Professional Base Ball 
Leagues was organized at Chicago on Sept. 6, 190L Its ob- 
ject was to safeguard the interests of the minor organiza- 
tions, which were left without protection by the abrogation 
of the National Agreement. P. T. Powers was elected 
president and J. H. Farrell was selected as secretary. A 
great deal of work in the way of drafting and otherwise 
disposing of players is done by the League. An arbitration 
board also was provided for by the laws of the associa- 
tion. 

PITTSBURG AND CHICAGO WIN 

The pennants for 1901 went to Pittsburg in the Na- 
tional League and Chicago in the American League. Both 
organizations had interesting campaigns. During this sea- 
son the National LeaKue introduced th6 foul strike rule and 
the rule compelling the catcher to play continuously under 
the bat, the most important pieces of base ball legislation 
enacted for a number of years. The older organization also 
abolished the National Agreement. The war between 
the rival associations was a bitter one, the National suffer- 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 133 

ing the loss of a number of prominent players as a result. 
There was some talk of peace, but nothing came of it. 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs. Per ct. 

Pittsburg- 647 

Philadelphia 593 

Brooklyn 581 

St. Louis 543 

Boston 500 

Chicago 381 

New York 380 

Cincinnati 374 

Winners: Leever, Chesbro, Tannehill, Poole, Phillippi, 
p; Zimmer, OTonnor, Yeager, c; Bransfield, lb; Ritchey, 
2b; Leach, 3b; Ely, Wagner, ss; Clarke, If; Beaumont, cf; 
Davis, rf. ^90, 

Leaders of league: Burkett, batting, .382; Zimmer, 
c, .969; McGann, lb, .986; Hallmaf, 2b, .977; Wolverton, 3b, 
.920; Davis, ss. .943; Clarke? If, .967; Thomas, cf, .973; 
Keeler, rf, .985. Chesbro ranked first as pitcher. 

AMERICAN LEAGUE 

Clubs Per ct. 

Chicago 610 

Boston 581 

Detroit .548 

Athletics 544 

Baltimore .511 

Washington 459 

Cleveland . . ! .397 

Milwaukee ..350 

Winners: Piatt, Griffith, Patterson, Callahan, Ka- 
toll, p; Sugden, Sullivan, c; Isbell, lb; Mertes, 2b; Hart- 
man, Burke, 3b; Shugart, Burke, ss; Hoy, cf; Jones, rf; 
McFarland, If; Foster, utility. 

Leaders of league: Lajoie, batting, .422; Criger, c, 
.969; Anderson, lb, .981; Lajoie, 2b, .963; Bradley, 3b, 
.936; Clingman, ss, .938; Seybold, rf, .966; Duffy, If, .973; 
Jackson, cf, .967. Griffith carried off pitching honors. 

PRESIDENT YOUNG RESIGNS 

N. E. Young, president of the National League, re- 
signed his position in the fall of 1901 to take effect upon the 
election of a successor. Mr. Young had been connected 
with the organization in an official capacity since the year of 
its birth. He was chosen secretary in 1876, and was elected 



134 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

president on the resignation of Mr. Mills in 1885, at which 
time also the offices of president, secretary and treasurer 
were consolidated, and during his twenty-seven years' ser- 
vice for the League did much to elevate the sport. 

Mr. Young became interested in base ball in the old 
amateur days. He was one of the first to notice the trend 
toward professionalism, and in 1871 assisted in the or- 
ganization of the National Professional Association, the 
predecessor of the National League. At that time Mr. 
Young was secretary of the Olympic club of Washington, 
D. C. He was elected to the same position in the profes- 
1901 sional association and held it until the condition of base 
ball affairs became such that a more elaborate organization 
was necessary and the National League was brought into 
existence. 

In all, Mr. Young devoted thirty-two years of his 
life to the national game and continues to be an enthusias- 
tic follower of the sport. He still has his home at the na- 
tional capital. 

NATIONAL LEAGUE ELECTS SPALDING 

The annual meeting of the National League in New 
York City in December, 1901, occupied five days and was 
one of the stormiest held by that body since it entered the 
arena of base ball in 1876. The election of a successor to 
President Young was on the programme and stirred up the 
trouble. The rapid strides in strength and popularity made 
by the American League had brought on a crisis in the af- 
fairs of the National body, and two factions, one known 
as the "Loyal Four'' — composed of Brooklyn, Philadelphia, 
Chicago and Pittsburg — and the other termed the Freed- 
man-Brush party — New York, Boston, St. Louis and Cincin- 
nati — had developed as to the best means of meeting the 
situation. 

A number of men had been mentioned in connection 
with the position of president, among them John M. Ward 
and Harry Pulliam, but when their names were presented 
to the meeting they declined for one reason or another to 
run. A. G. Spalding finally was declared elected by the 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 135 

"Loyal Four" faction after a fight which showed much 
bitterness. 

The first conflict of the meeting occurred over what 
was alleged to be a scheme on the part of the Freedman- 
Brush party to turn the League into a trust. 

The Freedmanites claimed that the ten-year agree- 
ment entered into by the League had expired, but Col. 
Rogers, who assisted in preparing that document, asserted 
that it related only to the number of clubs making up the 
circuit. 

The scheme was defeated finally by votes of Boston, 
Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Chicago and Pittsburg, the former 
city breaking away from its party for the time being. 

A ballot then was taken on president and resulted in 
no election, Spalding receiving the votes of Brooklyn, Phil- 
adelphia, Chicago and Pittsburg. 

The fight continued daily and the arguments on each 
side were of animated character. 

Finally on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 14, shortly 
after 1 o'clock, the twenty-sixth ballot was taken and Mr. 
Spalding declared elected. Brooklyn, Chicago, Philadel- 
phia and Pittsburg were the only clubs voting, the opposi- 
tion refusing to take part in the proceedings and withdraw- 
ing from the meeting, but the Reed rule of counting a quo- 
rum was resorted to and the election of Mr. Spalding de- 
clared in due form. 

Mr. Spalding assumed the duties of his position at 
once and announced that he would follow out a vigorous 
policy in the conduct of League affairs. 

JOHNSON ON LEAGUE EXPANSION 

The successful fight for recognition that was being 
made by the American League attracted more than ordinary 
attention from the fact that it was the first time that any 
association had battled triumphantly against the National or- 
ganization. The failures of the Union Association, Players* 
League and American Association are recalled without tax- 
ing the memory greatly. There was much feeling displayed 
in the present campaign and charges made on both sides. 



1901 



136 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

The position of the American League was thus shown in a 
statement by President Johnson: 

In extending the American League circuit to 
the east the property interests of the National 
League were not ignored. Overtures made by us 
for a sensible and business-like adjustment were 
blindly repudiated. The gauntlet was thrown down 
to the American League . The leaders in the Na- 
tional League declared it would be a war of exter- 
mination. We accepted the issue courageously and 
have nothing to be ashamed of in the record of the 
last twelve months. 

Through all that trying period the organiza- 
tion made an honest effort to fulfill every pledge to 
^ g Q ^ public and player. Contracts were respected and 

whi)e the opportunity was at hand to take unfair 
advantage of the opposition it was not accepted. 
The conduct of our affairs during the season mer- 
ited the confidence and support of our friends. 

The organization to-day is solidified and it has 
among its members men who have a greater inter- 
est in the sport than the mere grinding out of dol- 
lars. Well equipped to handle its own affairs, and 
stronger financially than probably any other base 
ball organization that ever flourished, the Ameri- 
can League has nothing to fear from the embar- 
rassed and thoroughly disrupted National League. 

INJUNCTION AGAINST SPALDING 

Soon after the adjournment of the National League 
meeting on the morning of Dec. 14 the opponents of Mr. 
Spalding secured an injunction against the newly-elected 
president restraining him from exercising the duties of the 
position. Mr. Spalding bowed to the court's mandate and 
in a letter to the several clubs composing the organization 
of which he was supposed to be the head he notified them 
of the fact and also advised each club owner to take such 
action to safeguard his interests as seemed best under the 
circumstances. 

SPALDING ADVISED TO STICK TO HIS POST 

On Feb. 20, 1902, it was publicly announced that 
Spalding had resigned the presidency of the National 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 137 

League subject to the pleasure of the meeting to be held at 
Pittsburg on the 22d of that month. This conference, par- 
ticipated in by the Chicago, Pittsburg, Philadelphia and 
Brooklyn clubs, opposed such action on the part of the head 
of the organization and passed a resolution disapproving of 
such course and returning the resignation. 

Another resolution was adopted in favor of defending 
the suit which the opponents of Mr. Spalding had instituted 
to prevent him from occupying the office to which he had 
been elected. 

DEATH OF WILLIAM SHARSIG 

William Sharsig, manager of the Philadelphia Amer- 
ican League team, died in that city in February, 1902, after 1902 
an illness of two years. He was 44 years old. Mr. Shar- 
sig was well known among base ball men, having been 
manager of the Athletic club in the American Association 
in 1883. 

GALVIN DIES IN PITTSBURG 

On Friday evening, March 7, 1902, James Galvin, 
the "little steam engine pitcher," died at his home in 
Pittsburg. His ailment was catarrh of the stomach, and 
he had been unconscious since the Sunday preceding his 
death. 

Galvin was born in St. Louis in 1855. He learned the 
game on the lots around that city and his first engagement 
of importance was with the St. Louis Reds in 1876, when 
he defeated the Cass club of Detroit in the first perfect 
game on record. In 1877 he was a member of the Alleghe- 
ny club, going from there to Buffalo, where he remained 
until that city ceased to be a member of the National League, 
in 1885, when he joined the Pittsburg team. He wound up 
his major league career with this organization. Galvin was 
a star of the first magnitude, a hard worker and very pop- 
ular. 

After his ball playing days were over he had a pre- 
carious existence. He tried a number of schemes to earn a 
livelihood, but all failed, and for a long time previous to his 
illness he had been doing odd jobs around town. He left 



138 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

a widow and five children, and while the once famous pitch- 
er was slowly passing away in the second story of his home 
a flood was gradually increasing its depth in the apartments 
below. 

COURT OVERRULES SPALDING DEMURRER 

On March 29, 1902, Justice Truax, in the Supreme 
Court of New York, handed down his decision on the de- 
murrer of the Spalding faction to the complaint of the 
Freedman-Brush party in the suit to prevent Spalding from 
exercising the duties of the office of president of the Na- 
tional League. The demurrer was overruled, but defend- 
ant was allowed permission to withdraw the paper and de- 
190 2 fend the suit on payment of the costs. This left the case 
in its original state. 

Previous to the rendering of the decision there was 
considerable dissatisfaction over the tangle into which the 
League had got itself, and this was increased by the near 
approach of the playing season. A conference was arranged 
finally to see if the trouble could not be brought to a speedy 
termination. 



L 



TOM BURNS FOUND DEAD IN BED 

'On the morning of March 19, 1902, Thomas E. Burns, 
one of the most widely known of ball players, was found 
dead in bed at the residence of P. T. Powers, president of 
the Eastern League, in Jersey City. Physicians declared 
heart disease was the cause of death. 

Burns was born at Holmesdale, Pa., in 1857. His 
first noteworthy engagement was with the Chicago club in 
1880, and he remained a member of Anson's combination 
until 1892. During this time he made a reputation for him- 
self as one of the famous "stonewall infield," and also 
proved himself to be a good base runner, fair batter and 
first-class slider, going into the bases head first, instead of 
with his feet, as was the custom with most of the players 
at that period of the game. After leaving Chicago Burns 
went to Pittsburg. While there he had some trouble with 
the club management, the outcome of which was a suit 
for breach of contract, which he eventually won. From 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 139 

Pittsburg he went to Springfield, Mass., to manage the 
Eastern League club there, and it was while thus engaged 
that he was called to Chicago to succeed Capt. Anson as 
manager of the team in that city. He held the position 
two seasons and gave way to Thomas Loftus. He again 
turned his steps eastward and at the time of his death was 
manager of the Jersey City club. 

Burns was one of the party that made the trip around 
the world in 1888~9 and also was one of the few players of 
note that stood by the National League at the time of the 
Brotherhood revolt in 1890. '''^ 

JAMES WHITFIELD KILLS HIMSELF 1902 

James Whitfield, president of the Western League 
and sporting editor of the Kansas City Star, shot and in- 
stantly killed himself on the morning of April 7, 1902. For 
ten days previous to the act he had been in bed suffering 
from a nervous breakdown. 

Worry over the great amount of work he was called 
upon to attend to by reason of his two positions brought 
on the ailment and unsettled his mind. 

Whitfield had been a resident of Kansas City for a 
number of years and was well and favorably known in 
sporting circles. He was born in England and was 47 years 
old at the time of his death. 

SPALDING RESIGNS—BOARD OF CONTROL NAMED 

A conference of National League representatives was 
held early in April, 1902, for the purpose of ending the fac- 
tional disturbance that was threatening to disrupt the or- 
ganization. The peaceful feeling was more pronounced than 
the most sanguine had anticipated. 

As a prelude the resignation of A. G. Spalding was 
presented. It was accepted. 

The plan to be pursued following this action was the 
cause of much discussion and a number of solutions were 
presented and rejected. 

It was at last decided to put the affairs of the League 
in the hands of a Board of Control until the meeting of 



140 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

the organization in December. Messrs. Brush, Hart and 
Soden were selected for the important post and accepted 
the trust. 

PITTSBURG AND ATHLETICS LEAD 

The pennant winners for 1902 were Pittsburg in the 
National League and the Athletics in the American, the lat- 
ter organization having been further strengthened by drop- 
ping Milwaukee and admitting St. Louis to membership. 
The National sprung a surprise by purchasing the Baltimore 
team in mid-season and transferring it to New York, but 
the American averted disaster by placing another team in 
the deserted city to finish the schedule. The record: 

^902 NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs. Per ct. 

Pittsburg 741 

Brooklyn 543 

Boston 533 

Cincinnati 500 

Chicago 496 

St. Louis 418 

Philadelphia 409 

New York 353 

Winning team: Chesbro, Doheny, Tannehill, Leever, 
Phillippi, p; Smith, Zimmer, O'Connor, c; Bransfield, Wag- 
ner, lb; Ritchey, Burke, 2b; Leach, 3b; Wagner, Conroy, 
ss; Clarke, If; Beaumont, cf; Davis, Wagner, Burke, rf; 
Sebring, utility. 

Ranking players of the League: Beaumont, batting, 
.357; Kittredge, c, .967; Bransfield, lb, .988; Ritchey, 2b, 
.965; Greminger, 3b, .954; Long, ss, .947; Sheckard, If, 
.964; Beaumont, cf, .972; Keeler, rf, .982. 

AMERICAN LEAGUE 

Clubs Per ct. 

Athletics 610 

St. Louis 574 

Boston 562 

Chicago 552 

Cleveland 507 

Washington 440 

Detroit .385 

Baltimore 362 

Winning team: Mitchell, Plank, Waddell, Hustings, 
p; Schreck, Powers, c; Davis, lb; Murphy, Fultz, Castro, 



1902 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 141 

2b; L. Cross, 3b; M. Cross, ss; Seybold, rf; Fultz, cf; Hart- 
sell, If. 

Ranking players of the League: Delehanty, bat- 
ting, .376; Warner, c, .979; Carey, lb, .991; Lajoie, 2b, 
.974; Collins, 3b, .951; Wallace, ss, .951; Seymour, rf, .975; 
Delehanty, If, .967; F. Jones, cf, .980. Waddell was the 
leading pitcher. 

PULLIAM HEADS NATIONAL LEAGUE^ 

Harry C. Pulliam, secretary of the Pittsburg club, 
was elected president of the National League on Dec. 13, 
1902. At a previous session W. C. Temple of Pittsburg 
was chosen but declined the position. The selection of Mr. 
Pulliam was a victory for the peace party and an end to 
the war between the leagues seemed assured. 

Mr. Pulliam was president of the Louisville club in 
1897-8 and went to Pittsburg with Mr. Dreyfuss when the 
clubs were consolidated. 

PEACE AGREEMENT SIGNED 

Committees representing the warring base ball or- 
ganizations met at Cincinnati on Jan. 9, 190^. Sessions 
were held at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Little of importance 
was done the first day, but at the second session the com- 
mittee got down to business and prepared and signed the 
following peace agreement: 

Cincinnati, Jan. 10, 1903 — At a prior date the 
National League and American Association of Pro- 
fessional Base Ball Clubs having appointed a com- 
mittee, and the American League of Base Bail 
Clubs having appointed a committee, the object and 1903 

purpose being for said committee to meet, discuss 
and agree upon a policy to end any and all differ- 
ences now existing between said two leagues, and 
the said committee of the National League, con- 
sisting of Harry Pulliam, August Herrmann, James 
A, Hart and Frank De Haas Robison, and the said 
committee of the said American League, consisting 
of B. B. Johnson, Charles A. Comiskey, Charles 
W. Somers and H. J. Killilea, having met at the 
St. Nicholas Hotel in Cincinnati on Jan. 9, 1903, and 
having continued in session until this, the 10th day 



142 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

of January, 1903, and after having fairly and fully 
discussed all complaints and matters of grievances 
and abuses growing out of the present base ball 
conditions, and having in mind the future welfare 
and preservation of the national game, have unani- 
mously agreed as follows: 

1. Each and every contract hereafter entered 
into by the clubs of either league with players, 
managers or umpires shall be considered valid and 

•binding . 

2. A reserve rule shall be recognized by which 
each and every club may reserve players under con- 
tract, and a uniform contract for the use of each 
league shall be adopted. 

^903 3. After a full consideration of all contract 

claims by each and every club it is agreed that the 
list hereto attached, marked Exhibits A and B, is 
the correct list of the players legally awarded to 
each club. Exhibit A being the list of American 
League players and Exhibit B being the list of Na- 
tional League players. 

4. It is agreed that any and all sums of money 
received by any player from any club other than 
the club to which he is awarded by the exhibits 
hereto attached shall be returned forthwith to the 
club so advancing said sums, and until all said sums 
of money so advanced are returned said player shall 
not be permitted to play with any club in either 
league. 

5. The circuits of each league shall consist of 
the following cities : 

American League — Boston, New York, Phila- 
delphia, Washington, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago 
and St. Louis. 

National League — Boston, New York, Brook- 
lyn, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Chicago, St. Louis and 
Cincinnati. 

Neither circuit shall be changed without the 
consent of the majority o^^clubs of each league. 
It is further provided that there shall be no consol- 
idation in any city where two clubs exist, nor 
shall any club transfer its players for the purpose 
of injuring or weakening the league of which it is a 
member. 

6. ;0n or before the first day of February of 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 143 

each year the president of each league shall ap- 
point a schedule committee of three each, who 
shall be authorized to prepare a schedule of the 
games to be played during the championship season 
by each club in each league. This schedule shall be 
submitted by the committee within three weeks af- 
ter their appointment to each league for their rati- • 
fication and adoption. This committee shall be au- 
thorized — if they deem the same advisable — to pro- 
vide for a series of championship games between - 
all of the clubs in both leagues. 

7. On or before the first day of February of 
each year the president of each league shall ap- 
point a committee of three on rules from each 
league, who shall be authorized to prepare uni- 
form playing rules. These rules shall be submit- 1903 
ted by the committee within three weeks after 

their appointment to each league for their ratifica- 
tion and adoption. 

8. It is further agreed that the said two leagues 
hereinbefore mentioned shall enter into an agree- 
ment embodying the conditions and agreements 
hereinbefore set forth; and it is further agreed that 
President B. B. Johnson and President Harry C. 
Pulliam be and they are hereby appointed each a 
committee of one from each league for the purpose 
of making, preparing and formulating such na- 
tional agreement; and it is further agreed that they 
invite President P. T. Powers of the National As- 
sociation of Professional Base Ball Leagues to 
confer and advise with them in the formulating of 
said agreement. 

9. It is hereby agreed. that each member hereby 
binds himself and his respective league by signing 
this agreement this 10th day of January, 1903. 

HARRY C. PULLIAM 
AUGUST HERRMANN, 
JAMES A. HART, 
FRANK DE HAAS ROBISON, 
B. B. JOHNSON, 
CHARLES A. COMISKEY, 
CHARLES W. SOMERS, 
H. J. KILLILEA. 

The distribution of players, according to Exhibits 

A and B of the peace agreement given above, and referred 



144 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



to in that document, was in the manner shown in the Hst 
which follows: 



AMERICAN LEAGUE 



1903 



POWELL 

DONAHUE 

SUDHOFF 

RIEDY 

SIEVERS 

BUELOW 

DONOVAN 

MERCER 

MULLEN 

KITSON 

CLARK 

DRILL 

ORTH 

TOWNSEND 

PATTEN 

HOLMES 

PLANK 

WADDELL 

HENLEY 

QUINN 

ROGERS 

BENDER 

COLLINS 

YOUNG 

DINEEN 

WINTER 

HUGHES 

GIBSON 

WOOD 

McCarthy 

BAY 

FLICK 

WEED 

BRADLEY 

GOTHNAUR 

LAJOIE 

WALKER 

SULLIVAN 

McFARLAND 

DUNDON 

CALLAHAN 

PATTERSON 

WHITE 

C. JONES 



ST. LOUIS 

KAHOE 

SUGDEN 

ANDERSON 

PADDEN 

WALLACE 

DETROIT 

YEAGER 

TURNER 

GLEASON 

ELBERFELD 

KISSINGER 



McCORMACK 

HEMPHILL 

HEIDRICK 

BURKETT 

FRIEL 

CRAWFORD 
BARRETT 

McAllister 



WASHINGTON 

LEE MORAN 

CARRICK COUGHLIN 

CAREY DELEHANTY 

DeMONTR'VILLE SELBACH 
ROBINSON 
RYAN 



PHILADELPHIA 

WILSON 

POWERS 

SCHRECK'NG'ST 

DAVIS 

M. CROSS 

L. CROSS 

BOSTON 

ALTROCK 

CRIGER 

LaCHANCE 

FERRIS 

PARENT 

GLEASON 

O'BRIEN 

* CLEVELAND 

HICKMAN 

ABBOTT 

BEMIS 

JOSS 

MOORE 

WRIGHT 

BERNHARDT 

HILL 

CHICAGO 

FLAHERTY 

DUNKEL 

OWENS 

ISBELL 

DALY 

DAVIS 

HALLMAN 



HARTSELL 

SEYBOLD 

PICKERING 

MURPHY 

HOFFMAN 



DOUGHERTY 

STAHL 

FREEMAN 

JONES 

STONE 



DORNER 

HESS 

HICKEY 

STOVALL 

POUNDS 

THONEY 



L. TANNEHILL 
ODWELL 
F. JONES 
GREEN 
DOLAN 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



145 





NEW YORK 




O'CONNOR 


ADKINS 


L. DAVIS 


BEVILLE 


WOLF 


CONROY 


GRIFFITH 


HOWELL 


FULTZ 


CHESBRO 


GANZEL 


KFFLER 


J. TANNEHILL 


WILLIAMS 


H. McFARLAND 


WILTSE 


LONG 


COURTNEY 




NATIONAL LEAGUE 




CINCINNATI 




KELLEY 


POOLE 


EWING 


SEYMOUR 


MORRISSEY 


CORCORAN 


DONLIN 


VICKERS 


PHILLIPS 


MAGOON 


BERGEN 


ALLEMANG 


BECKLEY 


GLICKMAN 


SUTTHOFF 


STEINFELDT 


PEITZ 


WIGGS 


HAHN 


MALONEY 

PITTSBURG 


HOOKER 


KANE 


FALKENBURG 


BRANSFIELD 


PHILLIPPI 


McLaughlin 


RITCHEY 


LEEVER 


MERRITT 


WAGNER 


DOHENY 


SMITH 


LEACH 


VAIL 


ZIMMER 


BURKE 


WILHELM 


PHELPS 


SEBRING 


BEAUMONT 


CLARKE 

ST. LOUIS 




DONOVAN 


HACKEIT 


FARRELL 


J. J. O'NEILL 


C McFARLAND 


KRUGER 


WEAVER 


MILTON 


HARTMAN 


RYAN 


SANDERS 


BRASHEAR 


M. J. O'NEILL 


BROWN 


BARCLAY 


MURPHY 


SMOOT 


WICKER 


YERKES 


RHOADES 


WILLIAMS 


CURRIE 


NICHOLS 

CHICAGO 


DUNHAM 


KLING 


CORRIDON 


CASEY 


RAUB 


EVERS 


HARDY 


J. TAYLOR 


MENEFEE 


DOBBS 


LUNDGREN 


CHANCE 


SLAGLE 


WILLIAMS 


LOWE 


HARLEY 


WEIMER 


TINKER 


JONES 


EIGLER 


FRISK 

BOSTON 




WILLIS 


ABBATICCHIO 


COOLEY 


PIl lENGER 


GREMINGER 


CARSEY 


MALARKEY 


BONNER 


MORAN 


PIAll 


STANLEY 


KITTREDGE 


TENNEY 


DEXTER 




LUSH 


AUDREY 

PHILADELPHIA 




WOLVERTON 


DUGGLEBY 


ROTH 


THOMAS 


ERASER 


GREEN 


DOOIN 


BARRY 


IBERG 


HUELSWIll 


KEISTER 


DOUGLASS 



1903 



146 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

NEW YORK 

MATTHEWSON CRONIN TAYLOR 

VAN HALTREN McGRAW McGINNITY 

BROWNE * WARNER DUNN 

SMITH BOWERMAN LANDER 

McGANN MERTES BABB 

BRESNAHAN MILLER GILBERT 

*If New York has contract with him prior to this date. 

BROOKLYN 
List to be attached by committee representing National League. 

WIN. MERCER DIES BY ASPHYXIATION 

On Jan. 12, 1903, Win. Mercer, a pitcher for the De- 
troit team and a popular player, committed suicide at the 
Occidental Hotel in San Francisco by asphyxiation. He 
1903 was one of a party of base ball tourists in California for 
the winter. Nothing absolutely definite was known as a 
reason for the act. 

Mercer was 28 years old and was born in Wheeling, 
W. Va. His first engagement as a ball player was with the 
Dover, N. H., club, with which organization he played one 
season, going the next year to the Washington National 
League team. He joined Detroit in 1901. 

INJUNCTION AGAINST PEACE AGREEMENT 

Jan. 16, 1903, J. G. Johnson, representing John T. 
Brush, obtained a preliminary injunction restraining Harry 
Pulliam, president of the National League; Barney Dreyfuss 
of the Pittsburg National League club and J. I. Rogers of the 
Philadelphia National League club from ratifying the agree- 
ment signed at Cincinnati. The hearing was set for the 
following Wednesday. 

Brush's action caused a good deal of comment on the 
part of base ball men. 

AGREEMENT RATIFIED", INJUNCTION DROPPED 

As soon as the Brush injunction proceedings became 
public a meeting of the National League was called for Jan. 
19 at Cincinnati for the purpose of taking action on the 
peace agreement and putting a stop to the injunction suit if 
such a thing could be accomplished. 

The meeting was a lively one. Finally at 2 o'clock 
on the morning of Jan. 22 Boston withdrew its objections 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 147 

and the agreement was ratified by the unanimous adoption 
of the following resolution: 

Resolved, That the agreement heretofore en- 
tered into between a committee of this league and a 
committee of the American League, which is com- 
monly known as the peace agreement, and which 
agreement is herewith attached, be and the same is 
hereby ratified and adopted and ordered spread up- 
on the minutes of this meeting. 

At this point in the proceedings Mr. Brush, who was 
present, announced that the injunction suit had been with- 
drawn. 

The meeting then adjourned. 

The peace pact was ratified also at a meeting of the 
American League. 

PENNANTS WON BY PITTSBURG AND BOSTON 

The race for the pennants in 1903 was won by the 
Pittsburg National League and the Boston American League 
teams. The year was an eventful one. In addition to the 
signing of the peace treaty a new national agreement was 
entered into and the National Commission was organized with 
Presidents Pulliam and Johnson and August Herrmann as 
its members. 

The record of the different clubs in the contest for 
league honors follows: 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs. Per ct. 

Pittsburg 650 

New York .604 

Chicago 594 

Cincinnati 532 

Brooklyn 515 

Boston 420 

Philadelphia 363 

St. Louis 314 

Winners: Phillippi, Doheny, Leever, Kennedy, p; 
Phelps, Smith, c; Bransfield, lb; Ritchey, 2b; Leach, 3b; 
Wagner, Kruger, ss; Kruger, If; Clarke, If; Beaumont, cf; 
Sebring, rf. 

Leaders: Wagner, batting, .355; Warner, c, .979; 
McGann, lb, .988; Ritchey, 2b, .961; Wolverton, 3b, .941; 



1903 



1903 



148 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

Dahlen, ss, .946; Mertes, If, .973; Dobbs, cf, .970; Carney, 
rf, .953. Leever was ranking pitcher. 

AMERICAN LEAGUE 

Clubs Per ct. 

Boston 659 

Athletics 556 

Cleveland 550 

New York 537 

Detroit 478 

St. Louis 468 

Chicago 438 

Washington 314 

Winners: Young, Dineen, Winter, Hughes, Gibson, p; 
Criger, Farrell and Stahl, c; LaChance, lb; Ferris, 2b; 
Collins, 3b; Parent, ss; Stahl, O'Brien, cf; Dougherty, If; 
Freeman, rf. 

Leaders: Lajoie, batting, .355; O'Connor, c, .988; 
Anderson, lb, .987; McCormick, 2b, .964; Cross, 3b, .954; 
Moran, ss, .946; Crawford, rf, .964; Hartsel, If, .968; F. 
Jones, cf, .988. Earl Moore led the pitchers. 

BOSTON WINS WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP 

The world's championship contests were resumed in 
1903 with a series between Boston and Pittsburg. Boston 
won five of the eight games played. Scores: 



DATE 



Oct. L. 
2.. 

3.. 
6.. 

7.. 

8.. 
10. 
13.. 



WHERE PLAYED 



Boston 



Pittsburg 
Boston . .-. 
Pittsburg 

Boston . . . 



BOS. 



3 
3 
2 
4 
11 
6 
7 
3 



PITTS. 



The work of the pitchers follows: 

Won Lost 

Phiilippi 3 2 

Dineen 3 1 

Young 2 2 

Leever 2 

Kennedy 1 

The total attendance was 100,429, the largest for any 
single day being 18,801, at Boston on Oct. 3. The total re- 
ceipts were over $50,000, Of this sum the Boston players 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 149 

received $1,182 each and the Boston club about $6,700, while 
the Pittsburg players received $1,316.27 each, President 
Dreyfuss giving his share to the team. 

E. J. DELEHANTY DROWNED 

Edward J. Delehanty fell from a bridge into the Ni- 
agara river and was drowned late in the fall of 1903. He 
had been ejected from a train just previous to the fatal 
plunge, and a suit for damages resulted in a verdict of 
$5,000 against the railway company, the judgment being 1903 
affirmed later by the High Court of Justice sitting at To- 
ronto. 

Delehanty was one of the greatest players the game 
has produced. He was secured from Wheeling, W. Va., 
by Philadelphia on account of his batting ability and kept 
up a steady bombardment from the time of his entry into 
major league circles to the season which closed just preced- 
ing his untimely taking off. His greatest performance was 
four home runs and a single in five times at bat. Delehanty 
was equally brilliant as a fielder. His batting record: 

Year Per ct. 

1892 312 

1893 .370 

1894 /... .400 

1895 , 399 

1896 394 

1897 377 

1898 334 

1899 408 

1900 319 

1901 357 

1902 376 

1903 338 

DEATH OF BENJAMIN FULLER 

Benjamin Fuller, a player who gained fame as short 
stop of the New York club, died at his home in Cincinnati 
in April, 1904, of consumption. His remarkable work made 1904 
him popular throughout the country. He continued playing 
as long as his strength lasted, when he retired and re- 
signedly awaited the end. 

CY. YOUNG PITCHES PERFECT GAME 

Cy. Young shut out Philadelphia on May 2, 1904, with- 
out a hit or run and did not allow a man to get to first base. 



150 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

Ten thousand people witnessed the contest. Details will be 
found in the tabulated score below : 



1904 



PHILADELPHIA 



Hartsel, If.. 
Hoffman, If. 
Pickerinsc, cf 

Davis, lb 

L. Cross, 3b. 
Seybold, rf . . 
Murphy, 2b. . 
M. Cross, ss. 

Schreck, c 

Waddell, p.. 

Totals... 



AB 



H. 



P.O. 



27 



24 



E. 



BOSTON 



Dougherty, If. 
Collins, 3b.... 
Stahl, cf .... 
Freeman, rf . . 
Parent, ss. . . . 
LaChance, lb. 

Ferris, 2b 

Criger, c 

Young, p 



Totals 



AB. 


H. 


P.O. 


A. 


4 


1 


1 





4 


2 


2 





4 


1 


3 





4 


1 


2 





4 


2 


1 


4 


3 


1 


9 





3 


1 





3 


3 


1 


9 





3 








2 


32 


10 


27 


9 



E. 



SCORE BY INNINGS 

Philadelphia 0—0 

Boston 12 *— 3 

SUMMARY 
Two base hits — Collins, Criger. 
Three base hits— Stahl, Freeman, Ferris. 
Double plays— Hoffman-Schreck; L. Cross-Davis. 
Struck out— By Young, 8; by Waddell, 6. 
Time— 1:25. " 
Umpire — Dwy er . 

GLADE STRIKES OUT SIXTEEN 

Pitcher Glade of the St. Louis Browns established an 
American League record on July 15, 1904, by striking out 
sixteen men. The game was with Washington and the 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



151 



Senators were beaten by a score of 7 to 2, with 6 hits to 11 
for St. Louis. Townsend and Dunkle pitched for Wash- 
ington. 

CHESBRO WINS FOURTEEN STRAIGHT GAMES 

Jack Chesbro, pitcher for the New York American 
League club, won fourteen straight games during the season 
of 1904. Previous to the start of the winning streak, which 
continued from May 14 to July 4, inclusive, he had lost to 
Cleveland with thirteen hits recorded against him. The 
contest at Chicago on May 20 was the most stubbornly 
fought of the entire victorious series, twelve innings being 
required to down the White Sox. In the fourteen games 
he allowed his opponents a total of eighty-five hits and 
struck out sixty men. New York made 143 hits. The rec- 
ord follows: 



DATE 



OPPONENTS 



May 14. . 

" 17.. 

" 20.. 

*' 24.. 

" 28.. 

June 1 . . 

" 4.. 

" 9.. 

" 11.. 

** 16... 

" 21.. 

" 25.. 

July 1.. 

" 4.. 



Cleveland . . . 

Detroit 

Chicago .... 
St. Louis . . . 
Philadelphia 
Detroit 



OP. 



Cleveland. . . 

Chicago 

St. Louis . . . 
Washington 

Boston 

Washington. 
Philadelphia 



N. Y. 



1 


10 


1 


5 


2 


3 





3 





1 


3 


5 


1 


5 


2 


3 


3 


6 


3 


10 





3 


3 


5 


3 


8 



BOSTON AND NEW YORK LEAD LEAGUES 

The victorious teams in the pennant race for 1904 were 
Boston in the American League and New York in the Na- 
tional League. The race in the former organization was a 
close one. The New York National champions refused to 
meet the Boston Americans so there was no series for the 
world's championship, but the Bostons took the title by de- 
fault. The Giants claimed that in the absence of specific 
rules to govern them such contests in reality amounted to 
nothing. A letter signed by McGraw appeared in the news- 
papers before the season closed which intimated that there 



1904 



152 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

would be no series, at the same time paying his respects in 
vigorous manner to President Johnson for alleged injustice 
done him. 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs. Per ct. 

New York 693 

Chicago 608 

Cincinnati 575 

Pittsburg 569 

St. Louis 422 

Brooklyn 366 

Boston 360 

Philadelphia 342 

The winning team was made up as follows: McGin- 
nity, Wiltse, Matthewson, Taylor, Ames, p; Warner, Bow- 
erman, c; McGann, lb; Gilbert, 2b; Devlin, 3b; Dunn, 3b; 
Dahlen, ss; Mertes, If; Bresnahan, rf ; Browne, cf. 

League leaders: Wagner, batting, .349; Warner, c, 
.973; McGann, lb, .990; Ritchey, 2b, .958; Woodruff, 3b, 
.932; Corcoran, ss, .936; Clarke, If, .979; Thomas, cf, .974; 
1904 Shannon, rf, .978. McGinnity took pitching honors. 

AMERICAN LEAGUE 

Clubs Per ct. 

Boston 617 

New York 609 

Chicago 578 

Cleveland .570 

Athletics 536 

St. Louis 428 

Detroit 408 

Washington 251 

The winning team was: Tannehill, Dineen, Gibson, 
Young, Winter, p; Criger, Farrell, c; LaChance, lb; Fer- 
ris, 2b; Collins, 3b; Parent, ss; Stahl, cf; Selbach, If; Free- 
man, rf. 

Leaders of league: Lajoie, batting, .384; Sugden, 
c, .990; LaChance, lb, .991; Ferris, 2b, .964; Tannehill, 3b, 
.948; Wallace, ss, .955; Seybold, rf, .985; Barrett, If, .979; 
Bay, cf, .990. Chesbro led the pitchers. 

RICHARD HIGHAM DIES 

Richard Higham died of pneumonia in St. Luke^s 
Hospital, Chicago, in March, 1905. Higham was born 
in England. After coming to the United States he took up 



\. 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 153 

base ball and attained such proficiency as to be rated a 
first class exponent of the game as early as 1870. He was 
a member of the Chicago team that defeated the St. Louis 
Reds in the first professional 1 to game, played in 1875, 
and after the organization of the National League belonged 
to different clubs until about 1880, when he retired and 
became an umpire. Higham played catcher and right field. 

PETE DOWLING KILLED BY CARS 

Peter Bowling, a left-hand pitcher of ability, was 
killed by a train at La Granada, Ore., on July 8, 1905. He 
was very popular with patrons of the game, and while a 
member of the Cleveland team retired Milwaukee without 
a hit or run on July 28, 1900. His last appearance as a 
player was in 1904, when he joined the Cardinals. Soon 
after his arrival in St. Louis, however, his mind became af- 
fected and he was sent to his home. 

SICKNESS COMPELS SELEE TO RESIGN 

In 1905 sickness compelled Frank Selee, manager of 
the Chicago National League team, to resign his position 
and seek a more congenial climate. He removed to Colora- 
do and later came into possession of the Pueblo club of the 
Western League. Selee went from Boston to Chicago in 
1901 and entered upon the task of building up the nine in 
that city, which had not been able to capture a pennant 
since 1886, but the work was difficult and his health gave 
way in consequence. 

LONG NATIONAL LEAGUE GAME 

The record game of the National League, twenty 
innings, played between Cincinnati and Chicago in 1892, 
was equalled on Aug. 24, 1905, when Chicago defeated Phil- 
adelphia 2 to 1. The day was sultry and the work of the 
pitchers was something remarkable, the Phillies being una- 
ble to get more than thirteen hits off Reulbach during the 
long siege and Sparks allowing only a single base on balls. 
Strike-outs were not numerous, however, Reulbach get- 
ting seven and Sparks being credited with six. Two 
unassisted double plays, one by Tinker and one by Brans- 



1905 



154 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



field, were features of the long contest, which was wit- 
nessed by a large crowd. 



CHICAGO 



R. ! H. IP.OJ A. E. 



Slaffle, cf 

McCarthy, cf i 1 

Casey, 3b i 

Chance, lb 1 

Schulte, If 

Tinker, ss 

Maloney, rf ; 

Hofman, 2b I 

O'Neill, c J 

Reulbach, p \ 



1905 



Totals 




3 
1 
30 
3 





4 
1 

6 10 






2 19 I 60 I 29 



PHILADELPHIA 



R. H. IP.O.! A. E. 



Thomas, cf ' 1 

Courtney, 3b 

Magee, If 

Bransfield, lb 

Titus, rf 

Gleason, 2b 

Doolin, ss 

Dooin, c 

Sparks, p 

*Duffv 



1 


4 





1 


6 


4 


2 


5 





2 


18 1 


1 


1 


3 





2 


6 


9 


2 


9 


4 


1 


9 


5 



Totals 



1 ' 13 60 25 1 



♦Batted for Sparlss in twentieth inning. 
SCORE BY INNINGS 

Phil 000000000001000000 0—1 

Chicago. 000000000001000000 1—2 

SUMMARY 
Two base hits — Doolin, Schulte. 
Three base hits — Chance, Maloney, Schulte. 
Double plays— Tinker, unassisted; Bransfield, un- 
assisted. 
Struck out— By Sparks, 6; by Reulbach, 7. 
Bases on balls — Off Sparks, 1; off Reulbach, 4. 

PENNANTS TO NEW YORK AND ATHLETICS 

New York won the pennant in the National League 
in 1905 without much difF.culty, but the race in the Amer- 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 155 

ican was hotly contested, the Athletics finally winning over 
Chicago. Detroit finished third. 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs. Per ct. 

New York 686 

Pittsburg 627 

Chicago 601 

Philadelphia 546 

Cincinnati 516 

St. Louis 377 

Boston 331 

Brooklyn 316 

The champions: Matthewson, Ames, Wiltse, Taylor, 
McGinnity, p; Bresnahan, Bowerman, c; McGann, lb; Gil- 
bert, 2b; Strang, 2b; Devlin, 3b; Dahlen, ss; Mertes, If; 
Browne, cf ; Donlin, rf ; Clarke. 

League leaders: Seymour, batting, .377; Moran, c, 
.986; McGann, lb, .991; Ritchey, 2b, .961; Casey, 3b, .949; 
Corcoran, ss, .952; Shannon, If, .983; Thomas, cf, .983; Cly- 
mer, rf, .986. Leever was the star slabman. 

AMERICAN LEAGUE 

Clubs Per ct. 

Athletics 621 

Chicago 605 

Detroit 516 

Boston 513 

Cleveland 494 

New York 477 

Washington .421 

St. Louis 354 

The winners: Bender, Plank, Henley, Coakley, Wad- 
dell, p; Schreckengost, Powers, c; Davis, lb; Murphy, 2b; 
L. Cross, 3b; M. Cross, ss; Knight, ss; Seybold, rf; Lord, 
cf; D. Hoffman, cf; Plartsel, If. 

League leaders: Lajoie, batting, .328; Schreckengost, 
c, .984; Carr, lb, .991; Lajoie, 2b, .991; Bradley, 3b, ,944; 
Davis, ss, .948; Crawford, rf, .988; Mclntyre, If, .968; C. 
Stahl, cf, .977. Waddell ranked the pitchers. 

NEW YORK WINS WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP 

The world's championship for 1905 was won by New 
York, who took four out of five games played with the Ath- 
letics. The National Commission for the first time had 
charge of the series. The total attendance was 91,723 and 
the receipts $68,435, of which sum each New York player 



1905 



156 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

received $1,142 and each Athletic player $383. The latter 
amount was increased to a little over $800 each by the dona- 
tion of the club's share. Results: 



DATE 


WHERE 

Philadelphia 

New York . . 
Philadelphia. 
New York.. . 


PLAYED 


N 


Y. 


PHIL. 


Oct. 9.... 
" 10.... 
'' 12.... 
" 13 




3 

9 
1 
2 



3 





" 14 


< < 














Work of the pitchers: 

Won Lost 

Matthewson 3 

19 05 McGinnity 1 1 

Bender 1 1 

Coakley 1 

Plank 2 

C. W. MURPHY BUYS CHICAGO NATIONALS 

In the fall of 1905 Charles W. Murphy, formerly a 
Cincinnati new^spaper man, and later connected with John 
T. Brush, owner of the New York club, purchased the Chi- 
cago National League team at a figure said to be $125,000. 
Charles Taft financed him in the venture. Mr. Murphy's 
success since taking hold of the Cubs has been remarkable, 
a statement which the prosperous condition of the club and 
the fact that he is now the "whole thing" in directing its 
operations fully warrants. 

After purchasing the team Murphy made Frank L. 
Chance manager, and the wisdom of the selection has been 
demonstrated by the great work he has done in developing 
the team into a pennant winning combination. Chance be- 
came a member of the Chicago club in 1897, hailing from 
California. He played behind the bat until 1903, a position 
he held up to 1912, when he was obliged to give it up on ac- 
count of his health. He was a heavy batter and good base 
runner. He was born in 1877. 

LAJOIE ISSUES A BASE BALL GUIDE 

Lajoie's Base Ball Guide made its appearance in 
1906. While principally an American League publication, 
it contained the records of other organizations as well as 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 157 

much other data concerning the national game. It is pub- 
Hshed at Cleveland, 0. 

LONGEST MAJOR LEAGUE GAME 

The longest game in major league history was played 
between the Boston and Philadelphia teams of the American 
League on Sept. 1, 1906, and was won by Philadelphia in 
the twenty-fourth inning. Score 4 to 1. 



PHILADELPHIA 



R. I H. P.O 



F. 



Hartsel, If. 
Lord, cf . . . 
Davis, lb. . 
Schreck, lb 
Seybold, rf 
Murphy,2b 
Cross, ss. . 
Kniojht, 3b 
Powers, c . 
Coombs, p. 

Totals 



1 


2 


2 


1 





1 


6 











12 


1 


1 


2 


16 





1 


1 


4 








2 


3 


7 





1 


9 


3 





5 


1 


4 





1 


17 


8 


1 


1 


2 


9 


4 


16 


72 


33 



BOSTON 



Harden, rf . . . 
Parent, ss . . . . 

Stahl, cf 

Ferris 2b.... 

Hoey, If 

Grimshaw, lb 
Morgan 3b . . 
Carrigan, c . . . 

Criger, c 

Harris, p 

Totals..., 



R. 


H. 


P.O. 


A. 





2 


7 





1 


4 


6 


9 





2 


5 








1 


5 


8 





2 


4 








2 


24 


2 








2 


3 





1 


7 


3 








11 


1 




1 


1 
15 


1 


7 


72 


33 



E. 



SCORE BY INNINGS 
P. 0100000000000000000000 3—4 
B. 00000100000000000000000 0—1 
SUMMARY 
Two base hits — Ferris, Parent. 
Three base hits: — Parent, Schreck, Knight 2, Sey- 
bold, Murphy. 
Struck out — By Coombs, 18; by Harris, 14. 



1906 



It took four hours and forty-seven minutes to play the 



158 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

contest, which was umpired by Hurst. Of the seven bases 
stolen Philadelphia got six. 

FISHER PITCHES REMARKABLE GAME 

On the same date as the Philadelphia- Boston record- 
breaker another remarkable game was played. Tom Fisher, 
pitching for Shreveport in the Southern Association, shut 
out Montgomery without a hit or run and did not allow a 
man to reach first base. He also struck out fourteen bat- 
ters. Only two of the balls hit went outside of the dia- 
mond. Maxwell pitched for Montgomery. 

PENNANTS GO TO CHICAGO CLUBS 

Both Chicago clubs were pennant winners in 1906, 
190 6 the National League champions making a record by winning 
116 games. The result: 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs. Per ct. 

Chicago 763 

New York 632 

Pittsburg 608 

Philadelphia 464 

Brooklyn 434 

Cincinnati 424 

St. Louis 347 

Boston 324 

Winning team: Reulbach, Brown, Lundgren, Over- 
all, Pfeister, p; Kling, Moran, c; Chance, lb; Hofman, lb; 
Evers, 2b; Steinfeldt, 3b; Tinker, ss; Sheckard, If; Hof- 
man, rf ; Schulte, rf ; Slagle, cf. 

League leaders: Wagner, batting, .339; Bowerman, 
c, .984; McGann, lb, .995; Ritchey, 2b, .966; Arndt, 3b, 
.995; Tinker, ss, .944; Sheckard, If, .986; Thomas, cf, .986; 
Schulte, rf, .975. Reulbach was the star pitcher. 

AMERICAN LEAGUE 

Clubs Per ct. 

Chicago 616 

New York , 596 

Cleveland 582 

Athletics 538 

St. Louis 510 

Detroit 477 

Washington 367 

Boston 318 

Winning team: Owen, Altrock, Patterson, Smith, 
White, Walsh, p; Roth, Sullivan, Hart, c; Donahue, lb; Is- 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 159 

bell, 2b; Dundon, 2b; Tannehill, 3b; Rohe, 3b; Davis, ss; 
Tannehill, ss; Dougherty, If; O'Neill, If; Jones, cf; Hahn, 
rf. 

League leaders: Stone, batting, .358; O'Connor, c, 
.990; Donahue, lb, .988; Lajoie, 2b, .973; Bradley, 3b, .966; 
Turner, ss, .960; Keeler, rf, .987; Dougherty, If, .987; 
Jones, cf, .988. Plank headed the pitchers. 

WHITE SOX WIN WORLD'S SERIES 

The contest for the world's championship in 1906 was 
won by the Chicago American League team, which captured 
four of the six games played. The attendance was 99,845 
and the receipts $106,550. Of this sum the National Com- 
mission received $10,655; American League players, $25,- 
051.28; National League players, $8,350.42; National League 
club, $31,246.65; American League club, $31,246.65. This 
was the largest sum of money received at a world's series 
up to date. 



DATE 


WHERE PLAYED 


SOX 


CUBS 


Oct. 9.... 


Chicago, West Side 


2 


1 


'' 10.... 


South Side 


1 


7 


" 11.... 


" West Side 


3 





*' 12.... 


South Side 





1 


" 13.... 


West Side 


8 


6 


'* 14.... 


' * South Side 


8 


3 



Work of the pitchers: 



Won Lost 



Walsh 2 

Altrock 1 1 

White 1 1 

Brown 1 2 

Reulbach 1 

Pfeister 2 

MAGNATES SODEN AND CONANT RETIRE 

At the annual meeting of the National League in 
1906 a dinner was tendered to Messrs. Arthur H. Soden 
and W. H. Conant of the Boston team, who had retired 
from base ball affairs after years of valuable service. There 
was a large attendance of club men from all parts of the 
country and many complimentary things were said of the 
two gentlemen in whose honor the banquet was given. 



1906 



160 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

Editor Richter, of Sporting Life, made the principal ad- 
dress, paying a high tribute to the worth of the retiring 
magnates to base ball during their thirty years' connection 
with the game. 

TRI-STATE LEAGUE ADMITTED 

At the meeting of the National Commission at Cin- 
cinnati on Jan. 7, 1907, the Tri-State League, a minor or- 
ganization heretofore operating as an outlaw concern, was 
admitted to the ranks of organized base ball, subject to the 
ratification of the National Association of Base Ball 
Leagues. This followed later and the Tri-State was placed 
in Class B. 

1907 W. A. NIMICK DIES IN CALIFORNIA 

W. A. Nimick, former owner of the Pittsburg club, 
died at Pasadena, Cal., on Jan. 21, 1907, after a year's res- 
idence in that state in an effort to recover his health. Mr. 
Nimick was an original stockholder in the Allegheny club, 
which afterward became the Pittsburg team. 

JACOB EVANS FOUND DEAD IN YARD 

Jacob Evans, a well known ball player of the early 
80s, was found dead in the yard in the rear of his home in 
Baltimore on Feb. 3, 1907. Evans' position was right field, 
and he was noted for his cleverness in throwing out run- 
ners at first base. He played with Troy, Worcester and 
Cleveland, and led the National League's right fielders for 
five successive seasons. * 

CHARLES STAHL KILLS HIMSELF 

Shortly before 10 o'clock on the morning of March 
28, 1907, Charles Stahl, captain of and until a few days pre- 
vious to the date mentioned also manager of the Boston 
American League team, committed suicide at West Baden, 
Ind., by taking carbolic acid. The club was at the Indiana 
resort preparing for the opening of the season. Worry over 
his failure to pilot the club to a better position in the race 
for the pennant is supposed to have been the motive which 
prompted him to end his life, and that the act was premed- 
itated is borne out by the fact that he had made remarks 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 161 

which indicated that he contemplated such a course. Stahl 
was 36 years old and a fine player. 

HUFF MANAGES BOSTON AMERICANS 

George A. Huff, athletic director of the University 
of Illinois, was appointed manager of the Boston American 
League team on March 28, 1907, and at once assumed the 
duties of his position. Mr. Huff was a man of acknowl- 
edged ability and his selection was expected to greatly ben- 
efit the club in the approaching race for the pennant. His 
first important act was the release of "Buck" Freeman, one 
of the original members of the Boston organization, and it 
caused so much comment that there were rumors prevalent 
that Huff would resign in consequence. These were denied, 
however, and soon died out. 

DEATH OF HARRY DOLAN 

Harry Dolan, famiharly known as "Cozy," outfielder 
of the Boston National League team, died at Louisville, Ky. , 
March 29, 1907, of typhoid pneumonia. He was ill one 
week. Dolan joined the Boston team about 1890 and as a 
ball player was above the average. He was 36 years of 
age. 

OLD-TIME BALL PLAYER PASSES AWAY 

Nat. Hicks, catcher for the old National, Phila- 
delphia and Mutual clubs, and who was prominent in the 
game in 1870, died at a hotel in Hoboken, N. J., on April 
21, 1907, as the result of escaping gas. Hicks was not 
much of a factor in the game after 1876. He was aged 62. 

DONLIN DESERTS GIANTS 

Mike Donlin, one of the stars of the New York team, 
deserted the McGraw organization just before the opening 
of the season of 1907 and put in the summer playing with 
James Callahan's Logan Square club in the Chicago semi- 
professional field. Later he joined his wife, Mabel Hite, a 
vaudeville star, and assisted in her specialties. 

HUFF RESIGNS POSITION 

On May 1, 1907, George HufT resigned his position 
as manager of the Boston American League team and re- 



1907 



162 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

turned to his old post at the University of Illinois. In a 
letter Mr. Huff said: 

I have come to the conclusion that I would not 
like professional base ball and I believe no one can 
make a success unless his heart is in his work. 
Furthermore, I doubt whether my temperament is 
suited for professional base ball. For these rea- 
sons, and these alone, I am giving up the position. 

My relations with the players have been most 
agreeable, and President Taylor has been most 
considerate and helpful. During the short time I 
was in charge he gave me absolute and complete 
control. I hope to be able to assist in the success 
of the future Boston club, as I have completed ar- 
rangements with President Taylor to act as recruit- 
^^07 jj^g agent during my vacations. 

GOLD FOLDING CARD FOR ROOSEVELT 

On May 16, 1907, President P. T. Powers, of 
the National Association of Base Ball Leagues; Secretary 
J. H. Farrell, of the same organization; Eugene F. Bert 
and M. J. Regan called upon President Roosevelt and pre- 
sented him with a solid gold folding card, conferring upon 
him life membership in the association and free admission 
to all games played by clubs composing the organization. 
The card was of regulation base ball ticket size, with the 
president's portrait thereon, engraved in enameled gold, 
and the date and names of cities connected with the asso- 
ciation. Secretary Farrell made the presentation speech, 
and President Roosevelt in his reply assured his visitors of 
his never- failing interest in the national game. 

LONGEST COLLEGE GAME 

The longest game between college nines was played 
at Hartford, Conn., on June 6, 1907, with Wesleyan and 
Trinity opposing each other. It lasted nineteen innings 
and was stopped on account of darkness. The score was 
2 to 2. The work of both pitchers is worthy of special 
mention, Badgely, for Trinity, not giving a base on balls 
during the long contest and Cunningham, for Wesleyan, 
only walking two. The battle lasted three hours and fif- 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



163 



teen minutes. The game in detail will be found in the ap- 
pended table: 



WESLEYAN 



TRINITY 



R. , H. IP.OJ A. E. 



Haley, 2b 

Wright, ss . . . . 
Cunningham, p 

Smith, lb 

Baker, rf 

McCathran, cf 
Benton, 3b. . . . 

Dresser, If. 

Day, c 

Demorest, rf . . 

Totals 



1 



2 


7 


3 





1 


1 


3 





3 





7 : 





1 


17 


1 ; 








1 


1 





1 


5 











6 


5 


2 


1 


3 


1 





1 


16 


3 








1 


j 


2 


10 


57 


23 



Rich, cf 

Smith, c 

Xanders, 3b 

Badgely, p 

Potter, 2b 

Connor. If 

Gildersleeve, ss 
Donnelly, lb. .. . 
Myers, rf 

Totals 



R. iH. 



P.O.! A. i E. 



14 



4 





12 


2 


5 


2 


3 


9 


4 


4 


3 





2 


3 


i 23 





.1 





57 


20 



SCORE BY INNINGS 

Wesleyan .0 01000010000000000 0—2 
Trinity ....000000200000000000 0—2 

SUMMARY 

Two base hit — Connor. 

Base on balls— Off Cunningham, 2. 

Struck out— By Cunningham, 13; by Badgely, 10. 

Time of game — 3:15. 

Umpire — McCue. 



1907 



V 



EZRA B. SUTTON'S LIFE ENDED 

Ezra B. Sutton, one of the old-timers in the realm of 
base ball, died at a private hospital in Braintree, Mass., 



164 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

on June 20, 1907, aged 57 years. Sutton began playing 
ball in 1868 and made his entry into professional ranks as a 
member of the Forest City club of Cleveland in 1870, going 
from there to Philadelphia in 1873 and being a member of 
the Athletics when that team and the Bostons made the 
trip to England in 1874. Owing to a lame arm Sutton did 
not play during the season of 1876, but the following year 
joined the Bostons and remained with that organization un- 
til 1888, when he was released. He figured very little in 
the game after that. 

Sutton v^^as one of the best third basemen in the his- 
1907 ^^^y ^^ professional ball. He was an accurate thrower, 
splendid fielder and a handy man with the bat. While third 
base was his position, he filled other places on the team 
when necessity required it and always with great suc- 
cess. 

WILLIAM KLUSMAN DIES 

William Klusman, a former major league player, 
died in Cincinnati on June 24, 1907, of consumption. He 
played second base for the Boston Nationals in 1888-9. Af- 
ter quitting the big organization he made quite a reputa- 
tion as member of various minor league teams. 

GLEASON MADE FIRE CAPTAIN 

William Gleason, who was shortstop of the St. Louis 
Browns when that team, under Comiskey, captured four 
American Association pennants in the 80s, was made a 
captain in the St. Louis 'fire department on June 28, 1907. 
He joined the department when he quit base ball on ac- 
count of what he considered insufficient pay for his ser- 
vices. Gleason and his brother Jack were famous players 
in their day. 

LONGEST GAME ON RECORD 

The longest game on record was played on July 4, 
1907, at Cleveland, 0., between amateur teams composed 
of members whose ages ranged around 18 years. Thirty 
innings were required to settle the question of superiority 
between the Brooklyn Athletic Club and the East End AM 
Stars. At this point Leroy, pitcher for the Brooklyns, end- 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



165 



ed the game by knocking out a homer with two men on 
bases, making the score 4 to 1. Leroy pitched eighteen of 
the thirty innings and allowed only one hit. Score: 



BROOKLYN A. C. 



Sigler, ss. . . . 
Hastings, rf. 
Lawrence, If 
Welsh, 2b... 
Goodman, lb 
Clever, 3b... 
Stewart, cf.. 
Litzler, c. . . . 

Peltz, p 

Leroy, p . . . . 

Totals... 



R. 



H. 



P.O. 



E. 



2 


6 


13 





2 








2 








6 


9 





24 


1 





5 


6 





1 





2 


30 


5 





4 


4 


4 


10 


9 

47 


8 


90 



ALL STARS 



Bender, 2b 
Miller, cf. . 
Hardy, 3b. 
Rice, lb... 
Kelly, rf.. 
Wise, If... 
Green, ss. . 
Kramer, c. 
Baker, p.. 
Smith, p.. 

Totals . 



R. 


H. 


P.O. 


A. 


1 


1 


4 


9 





1 


2 








1 


3 


9 








24 


2 








3 


1 








6 


2 








9 


8 








29 


6 








6 


5 





1 


4 


8 


1 


4 


90 


50 



E. 



SCORE BY INNINGS 
B. A. CO 000000010000000000000000 

3—4 
A S. ...1000000000000000000000000 
00 0-1 

SUMMARY 

Two base hits— Bender, Hardy. 
Three base hits— Leroy, 2; Sigler. 
Home run — Leroy. 

Struck out— By Leroy, 21; by Peltz, 4; by Baker, 
5; by Smith, 7. 

Base on ball§— Off Baker, 4; off Smith, 4. 



1907 



Five double plays were made during the progress of 
the game, which lasted five hours and fifty minutes. Welsh 



166 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

and Goodman making three and Bender and Green two. 
King W. Kelly was the umpire. 

ANSON AS A SEMI-PRO MAGNATE 

During the summer of 1907 A. C. Anson, who had 
not been identified with base ball since 1897, put a team in 
the Chicago semi-pro field and the familiar name Anson's 
Colts was heard once again in the land. The captain played 
with them occasionally and the club made a good record. 
Walter Eckersall, the famous University of Chicago toot 
ball player, was a member of the team. 

SCOTT HASTINGS DIES IN CALIFORNIA 

On Aug. 14, 1907, W. Scott Hastings, a well-known 
190 7 catcher of bygone days, died at the Soldiers' Home in 
Sawtelle, Cal., after a long illness. He was backstop of 
the old Forest City club of Rockford, 111., and on the dis- 
banding of that team went to Chicago. Later he played 
with Hartford and Louisville. He retired about 1877 and 
went west, locating in San Francisco, where he prospered 
for a time but gradually dropped from public notice. Hast- 
ings was a veteran of the civil war, having gone to the 
front with an Illinois regiment. He was a fair all-around 
player. 

BENEFIT FOR "BUG" HOLLIDAY 

Friends of James W. Holliday, an old-time base ball 
star, gathered at Cincinnati in September, 1907, to attend 
a benefit arranged in behalf of the veteran, who was suf- 
fering from rheumatism. Several hundred dollars was 
netted as a result of the entertainment. A game of ball 
between the Pen and Pencilers and a nine composed of 
former stars was won by the has-beens by a score of 10 to 
2 in seven innings. The victorious team was made up of 
Keenan, c; Shallix and Hahn, p; Reilly, lb; McPhee, 2b; 
Sommer, 3b; Mullane, ss; Schwartz, rf; Stenzel, cf; Boyle, 
If. Hahn struck out nine the few innings he pitched. 

BASE BALL FIELD DAY 

A base ball field day was held in Cincinnati on Sept. 
11, 1907, at which representatives from the two major 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 167 

and six minor leagues were in attendance to take part in 
the contests. There was a great crowd present. The re- 
sults of the meet follow: 

Long- distance throwing— Lajeune, Springfield 
Central League team, 399 feet, 10 K inches; Hos- 
tetter, St. Louis Nationals, 385 feet, 8 inches; Stan- 
ley, Louisville, 372 feet, 11 3-8 inches; Mitchell, 
Cincinnati Nationals, 372 feet; McCay, Mobile, 
348 feet, 4 inches; Wagner, Pittsburg Nationals, 
341 feet, \% inches. 

Circling the bases — Clements, of Jersey City, 
14 1-5 seconds; Thoney, Toronto, 14 2-5 seconds; 
Lobert, Cincinnati Nationals, 14 2-5 seconds; Ma- 
loney, Brooklyn Nationals, 14 3-5 seconds; Browne, 
New York Nationals, 14 3-5 seconds; Noblett, Grand 
Rapids, 14 3-5 seconds; Hoffman, New York Amer- 1907 

icans, 15 seconds. 

Fungo hitting — Mitchell, Cincinnati Nationals, 
413 feet, 8K inches; Mclntire, Brooklyn Nationals, 
411 feet, 1 inch; Walsh, Chicago Americans, 396 
feet, 103^ inches; Overall, Chicago Nationals, 380 
feet, 3K inches; McCay, Mobile, 356 feet, \\ 
inches; Leifeld, Pittsburg Nationals, 322 feet, 7 
inches. 

Throwing to second base — Gibson, Pittsburg 
Nationals, first; McLean, Cincinnati Nationals, 
second. 

Beating out a bunt — Thoney, Toronto, 3 1-5 sec- 
onds; Hoffman, 'New York Americans, 3 2-5 sec- 
onds; Maloney, Brooklyn Nationals, 3 2-5 seconds; 
Leach, Pittsburg Nationals, 3 2-5 seconds; Hug- 
gins, Cincinnati Nationals, 3 2-5 seconds. 

The officials of the contest were: Referee, William 
Rankin; Starter, Starbuck Smith; Judges, Harry Pulliam, 
John E. Bruce, Clyde Johnson; Timers, E. W. Murphy, 
M. C. Longenecker, Tom Andrews; Measurers, A. Brod- 
beck, N. C. Seuss, E. Brendamour; Clerk of Course, M. H. 
Isaacs; Scorer, Ren. Mulford, Jr. 

UMPIRE EVANS HIT WITH A POP BOTTLE 

William G. Evans, an umpire in the American 
League, was struck on the head with a soda water bottle 
during the progress of a game between the Detroit and 



168 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

St. Louis teams in the Missouri city on Sept. 15, 1907, and 
knocked senseless. He was taken to a hospital and for a 
time it was thought his injuries would prove fatal, but he 
rallied and in a few days was on the road to recovery. His 
assailant, a youth of 18, was arrested and later fined $100 
and costs. 

CHARLES G. BUFFINGTON DEAD 

Charles G. Buffington, one of the greatest pitchers 
of his day, died in a hospital at Fall River, Mass. , on the 
afternoon of Sept. 23, 1907, while awaiting an operation. 
Buffington was born in Fall River on June 14, 1861, and 
made his first appearance as a professional with the Phila- 
delphia team in 1882, but was released after a few months 
1907 and joined the Bostons. He developed into a pitcher of 
great ability and shone with unusual brilliancy for a num- 
ber of years. He was a Mason and a Shriner. 

BOMAR WINS 20 GAMES OUT OF 22 

Charles Bomar, of the Decatur team of the L L L 
League, distinguished himself during the season of 1907 
by winning twenty games out of twenty-two pitched, the 
two he failed to get being ties. Bomar also did good work 
with the stick. His pitching percentage for the entire sea- 
son was .740 and he struck out 190 batsmen 

CHICAGO AND DETROIT WIN PENNANTS 

Chicago won the pennant in the National League 
and Detroit led in the American League in 1907. • There 
was great joy at the home of the Tigers over the victory 
of Jennings and his men, the scene resembling a big po- 
litical celebration. The records: 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs. Per ct. 

Chicago 704 

Pittsburg 591 

Philadelphia 566 

New York 536 

Brooklyn 439 

Cincinnati 431 

Boston 392 

St. Louis 340 

Winning team: Reulbach, Brown, Overall, Fraser, 
Pfeister, Lundgren, Coakley, p; Kling, Moran, c; Chance, 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 169 

Hofman, lb; Evers, Hofman, Zimmerman, 2b; Steinfeldt, 
3b; Tinker, ss; Slagle, Sheckard, If; Slagle, Howard, Hof- 
man, cf; Schulte, Howard, rf. 

League Leaders: Batting, Wagner, .350; Bowerman, 
c, .990; McGann, lb, .994; Ritchey, 2b, .971; Steinfeldt, 
3b, ,967; Bridwell, ss, .942; Clarke, If, .987; Thomas, cf, 
.980; Bates, rf, .979. Reulbach carried off the pitching 
honors. 

AMERICAN LEAGUE 

Clubs Per ct. 

Detroit 613 

Athletics 607 

Chicago 576 

Cleveland 559 19 7 

New York 473 

St. Louis 454 

Boston 396 

Washington 325 

Winning team: Donovan, Killian, Siever, Mullin, Eu- 
banks, p; Schmidt, Payne, Archer, c; Rossman, lb; Schae- 
fer, Downs, 2b; Coughlin, 3b; O'Leary, Schaefer, ss; Cobb, 
rf; Crawford, Downs, cf ; Jones, Mclntyre, If; Lowe. 

League Leaders: Batting, Cobb, .350; Schreckengost, 
c, .985; Donahue, lb, .994; Lajoie, 2b, 969; Shipke, 3b, 
.949; Cross, ss, .954; Hahn, rf, .990; Jones, If, .971; Sul- 
livan, cf, .975. Donovan was leading pitcher. 

MANY LONG GAMES IN 1907 

The season of 1907 was notable for many long games 
in the minor leagues. AmonK them may be mentioned the 
following: 

Pierce School, 4; Bennett School, 3; 28 innings. Bat- 
teries, Goodale and Emery, Connor and Ruggles. Boston, 
June 8. 

Green Bay, 2; LaCrosse, 1; 23 innings. Batteries, 
Parish, Hastings and Karnell; Jones, Bailies and Killian. 
Green Bay, July 14. 

Mansfield, 2; Marion, 1; 23 innings. Bucholz pitched 
for Mansfield and Burk for Marion. Marion, July 20. 

Oklahoma, 2; Hutchinson, 1; 23 innings. Batteries, 
Bandy and Goes, Fleharty, Horton and Lewis. Hutchinson, 
May 29. 



170 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

Peoria, 3; Clinton, 0; 22 innings. Batteries, Moore 
and Wolfe, Stauffer and Smith. Clinton, Iowa, July 25. 
Peoria scored her runs in the last inning and retired Clin- 
ton by a triple play. 

Jacksonville, 3; Burlington, 2; 21 innings. Batter- 
ies, Akers and Belt, Greene and Bruggeman. Jackson- 
ville, June 26. 

Johnstown, 4; Reading, 3; 21 innings. Batteries, 
Jones and Koepmann, Forrester and Poole; Matthews and 
Foster. Johnstown, Aug. 8. 

190 7 Lowell, 1; Haverhill, 1; 20 innings. Cameron and 

Girard were the opposing pitchers. Lowell, April 27. 

Evansville, 2; Terre Haute, 0; 19 innings. Batteries, 
Pollard and Dunn, Brosius and Freese. Evansville, July 4. 

Marshalltown, 4; Keokuk, 2; 19 innings. Batteries, 
Kent and Forney, Burch and Ryan. Keokuk, July 4. 

Rock Island, 6; Springfield, 5; 19 innings. Batter- 
ies, Wilson and O'Leary, Moore and Ludwig. Rock Island, 
July 14. 

Troy, 6; Scranton, 5; 19 innings. Batteries, Mc- 
Surdy and Weeden, McDougall and Bechendorf. Troy, 
June 25. 

Binghamton, 3; Troy, 4; 18 innings. Batteries, Mc- 
Neil, Ramsey and Roach, McSurdy and Spiesman. Troy, 
Aug. 28. 

Lancaster, 1; Akron, 0; 18 innings. Batteries, Jus- 
tus and Piper, Armstrong and Lalonge. Lancaster, June 22. 

Bridgeport, 5; New London, 3; 18 innings. Batter- 
ies, Langton and Beaumont, Ward and Rufrange. New 
London, July 26. 

Sharon, 6; Akron, 6; 18 innings. Batteries, Malar- 
key and Mattison, Boyle and Lalonge. Sharon, Sept. 26. 

Cedar Rapids, 2; Peoria, 1; 18 innings. Batteries, 
Mallicott and Simon, Moore and Wolfe. Cedar Rapids, 
Aug. 15. 

Sharon, 4; Newcastle, 3; 18 innings. Muldow and 
Mock pitched for Sharon, Noah for Newcastle. Newcastle, 
June 11. 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 171 

Omaha, 1; Pueblo, 1; 17 inninprs. Batteries, Hall and 
McGregor and Drill. Omaha, July 15. 

CHICAGO WINS WORLD'S SERIES 

The contest for the world's championship resulted in 
a victory for Chicago. Result: Won, 4; tie, L 



Gonding, 



DATE 



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1907 



Hon. 



BRYAN ON THE GAME'S HONESTY 

After the close of the 1907 world's series the 
W. J. Bryan wrote thus in The Commoner: 

Base ball maintains its hold on the American 
public because it is not only a manly sport but an 
honest sport. How honest it is has been demon- 
strated by the championship games between the 
champion teams of the two great base ball organi- 
zations. The Chicago Cubs, champions in their 
league, contested with the Detroit Tigers, champi- 
ons in their league. Seven games were to be played 
and the gate receipts divided among the players. 
Had the seven games been played probably $125,- 
000 would have thus been furnished for division. 
Other sports might have been "fixed," but base 
ball is not "fixed. " There were but five games, for 
the Cubs won four and the world's championship. 
Nothing would prove more conclusively the honesty 
of the great national pastime. And that is one 
reason why the people love it and support it royally. 
Managers of other sports who look to the public for 
support might ponder over this fact with benefit to 
themselves. 

REUNION OF BALTIMORE ORIOLES 

The Baltimore Orioles, champions of 1894-5-6, met at 
Baltimore on Oct. 14, 1907, for a four-days' reunion. A 



172 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

banquet, street parade and four games of ball between the 
old-timers and the local 1907 team of the Eastern Associa- 
tion, in three of which the younger players were the vic- 
tors, were among the features of the occasion. In addi- 
tion to the members of the old championship team Gov. 
Wakefield, other state and city officials, Henry Chadwick, 
President Powers, of the Eastern Association; ex-President 
Young, of the National League, and Herman Von der Horst 
were in attendance. Dan Brouthers was presented with 
the ball which made the longest journey ever recorded at 
the old Union Park as the result of coming in contact with 
1907 his bat years before. Hoffer pitched the game which the 
old Orioles won. 

WAR RUMORS ONCE MORE ALARM 

In October, 1907, rumors were current that the 
American Association would secede from the National As- 
sociation of Base Ball Leagues, become an outlaw organi- 
zation and invade the Chicago field. The basis for the san- 
guinary reports was a letter in the press from Michael Can- 
tillion stating that the minor league was paying for protec- 
tion and not getting it, but at the meeting of the parent 
body a few weeks later the subject was not brought up in 
any form, and there was a lull in the threatened hostilities. 
At the meeting of the National Commission, however, a 
request was received from the American Association for 
permission to establish a club in Chicago, but that tribunal 
declared it had no jurisdiction in the premises. The com- 
mission, at the same time, put itself on record as opposed 
to anything of the kind. The idea was abandoned. 

TED KENNEDY DIES SUDDENLY 

Ted Kennedy, well-known as a pitcher for National 
League teams in the 80s, died in St. Louis Oct. 28, 1907. 
He went to bed early Sunday evening in apparent good 
health, but a little after 3 o'clock the next morning his fam- 
ily found him in a dying condition and he passed away a 
few hours later. He was 42 years old. After retiring from 
the diamond he engaged in the manufacture of gloves and 
other base ball supplies and conducted a correspondence 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 173 

school for teaching: curve pitching. Kennedy was a pupil 
of Radbourne. 

O'ROURKE RESOLUTION CAUSES WORDY WAR 

At the annual meeting of the National Association of 
Base Ball Leagues in October, 1907, the following resolu- 
tion, presented by James H. O'Rourke, was adopted: 

Resolved, That all National Association players 
adjudged guilty of the offense known as contract 
jumping, and placed on the ineligible list by the 
National Association, shall be forever debarred 
from any club of the National Association, except- 
ing the Tri-State League, and the National Com- 
mission is hereby requested to enforce this rule of 
law with strict and inflexible impartiality to major 90 7 

league players. 

Following this there appeared a list of players who 
were stated to come within the scope of the resolution, and 
these names were printed in a large number of papers 
throughout the country and headed "Black List." As the 
list contained the names of players who had been reinstated 
by the National Commission, it was considered a slap at the 
higher body and a war of words followed in which every- 
body concerned unburdened themselves in a greater or less 
degree. Here the matter rested for the time being. 

MEDALS FOR COBB AND WAGNER 

Gold medals were offered by a St. Louis firm to the 
leading batsmen of the National and American leagues for 
the season of 1907. The prizes were captured by Cobb and 
Wagner. The former received his emblem during the 
world's series in Chicago and Wagner was presented with 
his at the festivities attending the meeting of the National 
League in New York in December. 

DEATH OF EDWARD BURKE 

Edward Burke, a once famous National League play- 
er, died in a hospital at Utica, N. Y., Nov. 26, 1907. He 
was 41 years old. Burke began his professional career with 
the Scranton team of the International Association in 1887, 
played with Toronto during 1888-9 and was a member of 
the Pittsburg and Philadelphia National League teams in 



174 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

1890. In 1891 he was with Milwaukee and in 1892 he joined 
the New York team, remaining with that organization un- 
til 1902 and making a great reputation for himself as an 
outfielder and base runner. Shortly after this he dropped 
out of the game and for some time previous to his death 
was cook to a section gang on the New York Central. 

WAGNER GIVEN A LOVING CUP 

During the session of the National League in De- 
cember, 1907, Hans Wagner, the batting leader of the or- 
ganization, was called to New York without knowing the 
object of his visit and presented with a loving cup inscribed 
190 7 with the five years in which he had been at the top of the 
list of National League batsmen. President PuUiam made 
the presentation speech. Mr. Wagner replied briefly. 

C. W. MURPHY GIVES A BANQUET 

Charles W. Murphy, owner of the Chicago National 
League team, winners of the world's championship in 1907, 
gave a banquet in honor of the event at the Waldorf-As- 
toria, New York, Wednesday evening, Dec. 11, at which 
all the notables in attendance at the meeting of the Na- 
tional League were present. President Pulliam acted as 
toastmaster, and brief addresses were made by Messrs. 
Murphy, Evers, Herrmann, Dreyfuss, Shettsline, Dovey, 
Gallagher, Murnane, Richter, Keeler, McGraw and Emslie. 
Telegrams were read from B. B. Johnson, C. A. Comiskey, 
James A. Hart, N. E. Young, A. C. Anson, A. J. Reach, 
Henry Chadwick and J. H. Farrell. 

BIG TRANSFER OF NOTED PLAYERS 

One of the greatest trades in the history of base 
ball was carried out in December, 1907, when New York 
disposed of Bowerman, Dahlen, George Browne, McGann 
and Cecil Ferguson to Boston in exchange for Tenney, 
Needham and Bridwell. All of the men had achieved 
more or less fame as players and the deal attracted a great 
amount of attention. 

JOHN FLYNN EXPIRES WITH THE DYING YEAR 

John A. Flynn, a pitcher of the champion Chicago 
team of 1886, died at Lawrence, Mass., Dec. 31, 1907, aged 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 175 

42 years. Flynn went to the Chicago club from Boston. 
He had a wonderful drop ball, good command, great speed, 
and was an excellent batter and fast fielder, but his arm 
gave out while he was with Anson and he was little heard 
of after leaving the western team. 

HANLON RETIRES FROM MAJOR LEAGUE BALL 

In January, 1908, John Ganzell was selected to man- 
age the Cincinnati team in place of Edward Hanlon, who 
resigned the position in order that he might devote his time 
in the future to looking after the interests of his Baltimore 
club in the Eastern Association. 

/^Hanlon was a conspicuous figure in base ball as play- i9 08 
er or manager for thirty-two years. He was born at Mont- 
ville. Conn., in 1857 and started playing ball professionally 
in 1876 with a team at Providence, being originally a pitch- 
er. He joined the Cleveland team of the National League 
in 1880, and with the exception of the year 1890, when he 
managed the Pittsburg club of the Players' League, was 
always identified with the National organization, having 
been connected with clubs at Detroit, Pittsburg, Baltimore, 
Brooklyn and Cincinnati. His last appearance as a player 
was in 1892. During his career as a manager Hanlon won 
five League pennants — three in Baltimore and two in Brook- 
lyn — two Temple Cup series and a trophy given by a Pitts- 
burg newspaper for a contest between the Pirates and Su- 
perbas. While a member of the Detroit team Hanlon be- ^ 
came an outfielder and was one of the best in the business. ~7 

COBB DEMANDS MORE PAY 

Tyrus Cobb, the Detroit right fielder, refused to sign 
his 1908 contract unless he was paid $5,000 per year, there 
to be no deduction for sickness or accident. The Detroit 
management declined to accede to the demands, but later 
the parties interested came to an agreement and the paper 
was signed. 

CATCHER DOOIN AS A BALLAD SINGER 

Charles Dooin, catcher of the Philadelphia National 
League team, a popular player, made his debut on the stage at 



1908 



176 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

the Eleventh Street Opera House in that city in January, 
1908, as a ballad singer. He made a hit. After hearinp: 
him President Shettsline said: "It's like robbing the grand 
opera stage to keep him on a ball team." 

J. PALMER O'NEILL PASSES AWAY 

J. Palmer O'Neill, former owner of the Pittsburg 
National League club, died in that city on Jan. 7, 1908, at 
the age of 64 years. O'Neill was head of the Pittsburg 
team during the revolt of the players in 1890 and spent a 
large amount of money in fighting the new organization. 
In recognition of his game struggle he was presented wuth 
a hand-painted silk flag by his fellow club owners. 

ORIGINATOR OF SCORE CARD DIES 

William S. Kames died in Philadelphia on Saturday, 
Jan. 11, 1908, of heart disease. Mr. Kames was 56 years 
of age and was the originator of the score card idea. He 
was born in Philadelphia and was one of the owners of the 
old Athletics, assuming the duties of secretary in 1887. 

VON DER AHE A BANKRUPT 

In February, 1908, Chris. Von der Ahe, former own- 
er of the St. Louis Browns, and at one time one of the 
best known characters in base ball, filed a petition in bank- 
ruptcy, placing his liabilities at $27,086.35 and his assets at 
$200. Later in the year he was given a benefit in St. Louis 
and a large sum realized. Von der Ahe was said to have 
been once worth $250,000. 

DEATH OF FORMER OWNER OF DETROITS 

Samuel F. Angus, former owner of the Detroit Amer- 
ican League team, died at his home in that city on the 
evening of Feb. 6, 1908. Mr. Angus was born in Monroe, 
Ohio, in 1856 and went to Detroit in 1892 from Cleveland. 
At the time of his death he was almost totally blind. 

FAREWELL BANQUET TO MONTE CROSS 

On Monday evening, Feb. 24, 1908, the Sporting 
Writers' Association of Philadelphia gave a banquet to 
Monte Cross, the former short stop of the Athletics, who 
secured his release from that club and accepted the manage- 



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BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 177 

ment of the Kansas City club in the American Association. 
Over 300 guests were present. Editor Richter of Sporting 
Life officiated as toastmaster and Horace S. Fogel, president 
of the association of scribes, presented Mr. Cross with a 
rosewood chest containing 194 pieces of silver. 

NATIONAL COMMISSION SUPPORTS PULLIAM 

At the meeting of the National Commission on Feb. 
27, 1908, a letter was read from President Pulliam vigor- 
ously protesting against the O'Rourke resolution and asking 
that action be taken against it. As a result the Commis- 
sion adopted the following, which, as subsequent events 
proved, ended the controversy: 

Whereas, The attention of the National Com- 1 9 O a 

mission has been called to a certain resolution 
passed at the last meeting of the National Associ- 
ation pertaining- to ineligible players; and 

Whereas, There seems to be a misunderstand- 
ing as to the meaning of the resolution; therefore, 
be it 

Resolved, That it is the sense of the National 
Commission that said resolution cannot at any time 
be construed by anyone operating under the pro- 
visions of the National Agreement as in any man- 
ner to infringe upon or interfere with the rights 
vested in the National Commission under Article 
VIII., Section 5, to reinstate any National Agree- 
ment player who has heretofore or may hereafter 
be declared an ineligible player. 

WADDELL SOLD TO ST. LOUIS 

Something of a sensation was caused in base ball cir- 
cles in February, 1908, by the announcement of the sale of 
Rube Waddell, the great left-handed pitcher, by the Phila- 
delphia club to the St. Louis Browns. Many marvelous 
feats in the pitching line were credited to Waddell. The 
price paid was variously stated, running from $6,000 to 
smaller sums. 

LOFTUS ELECTED PRESIDENT I. I. I. LEAGUE 

Tom Loftus, once a well known ball player, and later 
manager of National League teams, was elected president 
of the Indiana-Illinois-Iowa League in March, 1908. The 



1908 



178 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

selection of Loftus came as the climax to a bitter war be- 
tween the northern and southern sections of the league that 
threatened its disruption. He was given a great reception 
at his home in Dubuque. 

SWEASY, OLD RED STOCKINGS PLAYER. DEAD 

Charles Sweasy, second baseman of the old Cincin- 
nati Red Stockings, died at a hospital in Newark, N. J., on 
March 30, 1908, of a complication of ailments. He was 62 
years old and one of the best of the early exponents of the 
game. Sweasy also played with the Forest Citys of Cleve- 
land, Olympics, Baltimore, Boston and Providence. 

HENRY CHADWICK DIES 

Henry Chadwick, known as the "Father of Base 
Ball," died at his home in Brooklyn, N. Y., on April 20, 
1908, at the age of 83 years and 6 months. He was ill one 
week. 

Mr. Chadwick was born in Exeter, Eng., Oct. 26, 
1824, and came to the United States in 1837. He originally 
was a teacher of music. He took up journalism later and 
up to the time of his death had been connected with the 
New York Times, New York Clipper, Herald, Tribune, 
World, Brooklyn Eagle and Q^ting. Mr. Chadwick was 
one of the earliest players of the national game and did 
much to put the pastime on its present high plane. At the 
date of dissolution he was editor of Spalding's Guide, a po- 
sition he had held since 1881. 

WAGNER PRESENTED WITH GOLD WATCH 

July 17, 1908, was observed as Wagner Day at Pitts- 
burg and a large crowd was present at the festivities. The 
great player was presented with a gold watch and charm 
valued at more than $600 and modestly expressed his appre- 
ciation of the tribute to his worth as a ball player. A 
boy admirer gave Wagner a game cock. 

EVANS PITCHES COMPLETE SHUT-OUT 

Charles Evans, pitching for Hartford, shut out 
Bridgeport without a hit, run or man getting to first base 
on July 21, 1908. Not a ball hit went outside of the dia- 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 179 

mond. Evans also struck out ten men. This was the sec- 
ond instance on record of a minor leaguer performing such 
a feat. The score follows: 



HARTFORD 



BRIDGEPORT 



O'Rourke, 2b. . . 

Cassidy, If 

Beaumont, c. . . 
Bertwhistle, rf. 

Ladd, cf 

Hilt, ss 

Phelan, lb 

Miller, 3b 

Nops, p 



Totals 



Cobb, rf . . . . 
Fallon, If. . . 
Gardner, 2b 
Connery, lb 
Noyes, 3b. . 
Yanoey, cf. 
Justice, ss . 
Casey, c. . . . 
Evans, p. . . 

Totals.. 



R. 



H. 



P.O. 



E. 















1 


6 


12 





1 


3 








2 


2 


11 








1 


27 


12 



R. 


H. 


P.O. 


A. 








6 


3 








1 











1 


2 








2 











1 











2 


3 








9 


2 








2 


1 










24 


2 
13 









E. 



SCORE BY INNINGS 

Hartford 2 3 x— 5 

Bridgeport 00000000 0-0 

SUMMARY 

Two base hits— Cobb, Fallon, Noyes. 
Three base hit — Connery. 
Double play— O'Rourke-Phelan. 
Struck out — By Evans, 10. 
Umpire— Wilkinson. 
Time— 1:30. 



1908 



WADDELL STRIKES OUT SIXTEEN 

Rube Waddell of the St. Louis Browns gave his for- 
mer team-mates of the Philadelphia club a sample of his 
ability July 29, 1908, when he struck out sixteen of those 



180 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

players, equalling the American League record established 
by Glade in 1904. Five of the first six men at bat fanned. 

CY. YOUNG DAY DRAWS LARGE CROWD 

Twenty thousand persons assembled at the American 
League Park in Boston on Aug. 13, 1908, to celebrate Cy. 
Young Day. The players appeared in fantastic costumes. 
Three silver loving cups, a traveling bag and $6,000 in cash 
were presented to the veteran pitcher. 

CATCHES BALL DROPPED FROM MONUMENT 

Charles Street, catcher of the Washington team, 
caught a ball dropped from the top of the Washington mon- 
ument in August, 1908. Thirteen attempts were made be- 
19 08 ^^^^ ^^ succeeded. The drop was 550 feet. Street was the 
first man to accomplish the feat. 

OLD-TIME PLAYERS MEET 

On Sept. 24, 1908, former members of the Boston 
team and old-time college players held a reunion at Boston 
and had a game of ball and a banquet. The game was won 
by the professionals, 7 to 5, seven innings. The players: 

BOSTON OLD-TIMERS 

Spalding, 1871 Manning, 1873 

O'Rourke, 1873 Whitney, 1876 

Murnane, 1876 Bond, 1877 

Morrill, 1876 McCarthy, 1885 

Schaffer, 1871 Hurley, 1886 

Wood, 1880 Hackett, 1883 

Barrows, 1871 Gunning, 1885 

Hawes, 1879 Nash, 1885 

COLLEGE PLAYERS 

Hooper, Harvard '75 Fearing, Harvard '82 

Tyng, Harvard '76 Blair, Amherst '81 

Kent, Harvard '75 Folsom, Harva»d '81 

Coolidge, Harvard '81 Badger, Yale '82 

F. Thayer, Harvard '78 Rollin, Mass. 1. of T. '79 

Nunn, Harvard '79 C. Smith, Harvard '86 

Latham, Harvard '77 Hubbard, Yale '83 

Elder, Yale '73 Plimpton, Amherst '76 

Hopkins, Iowa 77 Beaman, Harvard '85 

Sawyer, Harvard '77 Foster, Harvard '87 

Thayer, Dartmouth '79 Crocker, Harvard 85 

Carter, Yale '78 Winslow, Harvard '85 

Woodward, Amherst '81 Flagg, Harvard '66 
Burt, Harvard '82 

DEATH OF FRANK DE HAAS ROBISON 

Frank De Haas Robison, part owner of the St. Louis 
National League team, died at Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 25, 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 181 

1908, of apoplexy. He was 54 years of age. Mr. Robison 
was a man of great ability, and at the annual meeting of 
the National League following his death resolutions express- 
ing regret were passed. 

MERKLE'S LAPSE LOSES CHAMPIONSHIP 

A game which for its peculiar ending and the part it 
played in deciding a league championship stands unequalled 
took place Sept. 23, 1908, between Chicago and New York at 
the Polo Grounds. In the last half of the ninth inning, 
with the score a tie, two out, Bresnahan on third and Mer- 
kle on first, Bridwell singled and Bresnahan came home 
with what under ordinary circumstances would have been 
the winning run. Merkle, however, instead of running to 
second, as the rules required, started for the club house. 
Evers called for the ball, touched second and claimed a force- 
out and no run for Bresnahan. Umpire O'Day, who saw 
the play, sustained the contention and declared the game a 
draw on account of darkness. In the meantime the crowd 
had swarmed onto the field under the impression that the 
Giants had won, and when the true state of affairs became 
known there were protestations long and loud. 

The case was taken to President Pulliam -and later to 
the Board of Directors of the National League, the decision 
in both instances sustaining the ruling of the umpire. Oct. 
8, the day following the close of the National League sea- 
son, was set aside as the date for playing off the game, and 
as the race resulted in a tie between Chicago and New York 
the championship hinged upon the result of the pending 
play-off. This was won by Chicago, 4 to 2, before 35,000 
persons. Brown relieved Pfeister in the first inning. Mat- 
thewson and Wiltse pitched for New York. 

JOSS PITCHES "NO MAN TO FIRST" GAME 

On Oct. 2. 1908, Joss of Cleveland shut out the White 
Sox without a hit, run or man getting to first base. The 
game was played in Cleveland. Walsh, for the White Sox, 
struck out fifteen men and held the Cleveland batters to 
four hits, his performance in the strike-out line being the 
more remarkable from the fact that it was made in eight 



1908 



182 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



innings. Thirteen players were used by the Chicago team 
in attempt to stave off defeat. Score: 



CHICAGO 



1908 



Hahn, rf 

Jones, cf 

Isbell, lb 

Dougherty, If, 

Davis, 2b 

Parent, ss. . . . 
Schreck, c. . . . 

Shaw, c 

Tannehill, 3b. 

Walsh, p 

♦White 

**Donahue . . . 
***Anderson. . 

Total 



AB. 


H. 


P.O. 


3 





1 


3 








3 





6 


3 








3 








3 





1 


2 





13 








2 


2 








2 





1 


1 








1 








1 








27 





24 i 



E. 



CLEVELAND 



Goode, rf 4 

Bradley, 3b ; 4 

Hinchman, If . . . . 

Lajoie, 2b 

Stovall, lb 

Clarke, c. 

Birmingham, cf 

Perring, ss 

Joss, p 



Total. 



28 



1 

3 
2 
16 
4 

1 




4 27 16 



AB. H. P.O. A. ! E 



♦Batted for Shaw in ninth. **Batted for Tan- 
nehill in ninth. ***Batted for Walsh in ninth. 
SCORE BY INNINGS 

Chicago 0—0 

Cleveland 10 ♦—I 

SUMMARY 
Struck out — By Walsh, 15; by Joss, 3. 
Passed balls — Schreck, 2. 
Time— 1:32. 
Umpires— Connolly and O'Loughlin. 

CHICAGO AND DETROIT AGAIN WIN 

Chicago and Detroit were again pennant winners in 
their respective leagues in 1908. The race in the National 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 183 

was close, as narrated on a preceding page. The result is 
given below: 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs. Per ct. 

Chicago 643 

New York 636 

Pittsburg 636 

Philadelphia 539 

Cincinnati 474 

Boston 409 

Brooklyn 344 

St. Louis 318 

The winners: Reulbach, Brown, Overall, Frazer, 
Pfeister, Lundgren, Coakley, p; Kling, Moran, c; Chance, 
Hofman, lb; Evers, Hofman, 2b; Steinfeldt, Zimmerman, 
3b; Tinker, ss; Sheckard, Slagle, If; Slagle, Howard, Hof- 
man, cf; Schulte, Howard, rf. 

League leaders: Batting, Wagner, .354; Bergen, c, 
.989; Tenney, lb, .990; Knabe, 2b, .969; Devlin, 3b, .947; 
Tinker, ss, .958; Delehanty, If, .977; Slagle, cf, .981; 
Schulte, rf, .992. Reulbach was first among pitchers. 

AMERICANLEAGUE 

Clubs Per ct. 

Detroit 588 

Cleveland 584 

Chicago 579 

St. Louis 546 

Boston 487 

Athletics .444 

Washington 441 

New York. 331 

Winning team: Donovan, Killian, Summers, Winter, 
Willett, Sievers, Mullin, p; Schmidt, Payne, Thomas, c; 
Rossman, Crawford, lb; Schaefer, Killifer, Downs, 2b; 
Schaefer, Coughlin, 3b; O'Leary, Bush, Schaefer, ss; Mc- 
Intyre, Jones, If; Crawford, cf ; Cobb, rf. 

League leaders: Batting, Cobb, .324; Sullivan, c, 
.985; Donahue, lb, .994; Murphy, 2b, .965; Ferris, 3b, .952; 
Wallace, ss, .951; Hahn, rf, .965; Mclntyre, If, .977; Sul- 
livan, cf, .982. Walsh led the pitchers. 

CUBS WIN WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP 

The contest for the world's championship for 1908 
brought the Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers together for 
a second time. The National League representatives again 
triumphed, winning four out of the five games played. 



1906 



184 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



The total attendance was 62,232 and the total receipts $94,- 
975.50. 



DATE 


WHERE PLAYED 





CHGO. 


DET. 


Oct. 10.... 


Detroit 


10 
6 


6 


" 11.... 


Chicago 


1 


" 12.... 


< < 


3 
3 
2 


8 


" 13.... 


Detroit 





*' 14.... 


< i 







Work of the pitchers: 


Won Lost 




Overall 


..2 




Brown 


..1 




Reulbach 


..1 




Mullin 


..1 




Pf eister 


..0 1 




Summers 


..0 2 




Donovan 


..0 


2 





1908 JUSTUS PITCHES FOUR NO-HIT GAMES 

A notable feature of the season of 1908 was the 
work of Pitcher Justus of the Lancaster team of the Ohio 
State League, who officiated in four no-hit games. This 
record has no equal. The dates and defeated clubs are 
herewith given: July 19, Mansfield; Aug. 2, Portsmouth; 
Sept. 8, Lima; Sept. 13, Marion. 

DEATHS OF PLAYERS 

Jan. 17 — Sim Bullas, catcher, died suddenly at Cleve- 
land. He was 46 years old. 

Feb. 17. — Peter Connaughton, a well known player 
in the 70s, died in New York at the age of 59. 

June 22 — Everett Mills, aged 64, died at Newark, 
N. J. Mills was a member of the Mutual, Atlantic and 
Baltimore clubs. 

June 22 — Virgil Garvin, a former National League 
pitcher, died at Fresno, Cal., of consumption. He was 
33 years of age. 

June 24 — William F. Traffley, formerly catcher and 
manager of the Baltimore club of the old American Asso- 
ciation, died in Denver, Colo., of consumption. Traffley 
was 46 years old. 

July 22 — J. A. Somers, catcher, died at Cleveland 
of consumption, at the age of 42. He played with Chicago, 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 185 

Indianapolis, Baltimore and Cleveland. He had resided in 
the latter city for a number of years. 

Aug. 19— Dr. Albert J. Bushong, once famous as a 
catcher for St. Louis and Brooklyn, died in the latter city 
of kidney disease. He was 52 years old at the time of his 
death. Bushong had practised dentistry since retirement. 

Sept. 18— Richard Pearce, the oldest living prof es- . 
sional base ball player, died at Onset, Mass., of pneumonia, 
aged 73 years. Pearce's position was shortstop, and he was 
one of the most famous of the old-time players. 

Oct. 30 — Edmund Brown, a member of the old Eck- 
fords, died at the age of 71 years. 

LONG GAMES OF 19 8 1908 

Oshkosh, 4; Fond du Lac, 2. Twenty-three innings. 
Pitchers, Pinkney and Reilly. Pinkney allowed only nine 
hits. and struck out thirteen men. Second Baseman Wisser, 
of Fond du Lac, accepted thirty-two chances without an 
error. Aug. 4. 

Sheboygan, 1; Milwaukee, 0. Twenty-one innings. 
Pitchers, Smith and Young. Sheboygan did not get a hit 
until the eighteenth inning. July 19. 

Aberdeen, 3; Butte, 3. Twenty innings. Pitchers, 
Califf and J. Thomas. Aberdeen, May 6. 

Lawrenceville Preparatory School, 3; Mercersburg 
Academy, 2. Twenty innings. Pitchers, Hayes and Man- 
ning. Lawrenceville, N. J., May 29. 

Saginaw, 5; Jackson, 4. Twenty innings. Pitchers, 
Gough and Kearney. Jackson, Mich., June 30. 

San Francisco, 6; Portland, 5. Twenty innings. Pitch- 
ers, Sutor and Graney. Portland, Aug. 2. 

Jacksonville, 4; Ottumwa, 1. Twenty innings. Pitch- 
ers, Stauffer and Zackert. Jacksonville, 111., Sept. 3. 

Alexandria, 7; Orange, 6. Nineteen innings. Pitch- 
ers, Chillett and Richardson. Orange, Tex., May 11. 

• Newark, 0; Jersey City, 0. Nineteen innings. Pitch- 
ers, Brockett and Lafitte. July 5. 

Charleston, 4; Vincennes, 3. Nineteen innings. 
Pitchers, Atwell and Lydie; Bennett. Vincennes, July 18. 



1908 



186 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

Terre Haute, 3; Wheeling, 2. Nineteen innings. Pitch- 
ers, West and Rogers. Wheeling, Aug. 22. 

Lancaster, 2; Newark, 1. Eighteen innings. Pitch- 
ers, White and J. Locke. Newark, 0., April 23. 

Springfield, 4; Wichita, 4. Eighteen innings. Wich- 
ita, May 17. 

Bridgeport, 5; Holyoke, 4. Eighteen innings. Pitch- 
ers, Waller and Hodge. Bridgeport, June 3. 

Wilmington, 2; Trenton, 1. Eighteen innings. Pitch- 
ers, Topham and Mattern. Wilmington, July 4. 

Utica, 3; Albany, 0. Eighteen innings. Pitchers, 
O'Connor and Newlin. Albany, July 28. 

New Castle, 4; McKeesport, 3. Eighteen innings. 
Pitchers, Lynch and Menefee. August 27. 

Topeka, 4; Webb City, 3. Eighteen innings. Pitch- 
ers, Roach andHagerman; Milton. Topeka, Sept. 15. 

San Francisco, 4; Oakland, 3. Seventeen innings. 
Pitchers, Henley and Hopkins. San Francisco, April 15. 

Wausau, 4; Oshkosh, 2. Seventeen innings. Pitch- 
ers, Leesefor Oshkosh, Koons and Burwell. Oshkosh, June 9. 

Nashville, 0; Mobile, 0. Seventeen innings. Pitch- 
ers, Perdue and Torrey. Mobile, July 9. 

South Bend, 2; Grand Rapids, 1. Seventeen in- 
nings. Pitchers, Martin and Dickson. * Grand Rapids, 
July 20. 

JOE TINKER AS AN ACTOR 

Joe Tinker, short stop of the Chicago National League 
team, made his first appearance as an actor at the People's 
Theater, Chicago, Nov. 9, 1909. The play was "Brown of 
Harvard" and Tinker essayed the role of Bud Hall, a train- 
er of the 'varsity crew. Judged by the applause, Joe made 
a great impression upon the audience, and, in response to 
encores, said: "I don't know why you are applauding, but 
I cannot be 'kidded' into believing that it is my acting." 

SPALDING GIVES DOCUMENTS TO UNIVERSITY 

In November, 1909, A. G. Spalding announced that 
he had presented to the University of Chicago his valuable 
collection of base ball trophies and documents for preser- 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 187 

vation in the gymnasium library of that institution. The 
collection included all of Mr. Spalding's souvenirs and the 
libraries of the late Henry Chadwick and Harry Wright. 
The historical documents date back to the earliest period of 
the game. 

JOHN G. CLARKSON DIES 

John G. Clarkson, one of the most noted pitchers in 
the history of the game, died at McLean Hospital, Cam- 
bridge, Mass., on Feb. 4, 1909, of double pneumonia. He 
was 48 years old. 

Clarkson was born in Cambridge, Mass., July 1, 1861. 
His first engagement of note was with the famous Beacon 
team of Boston in 1882, going from there the same year to 
the Worcester team of the National League, where he was 
released after a short trial. In 1883 he started the season 
with the Saginaw club of the Northwestern League, where 
he remained until the team disbanded in August, 1884. He 
then joined the Chicago club. As a member of this organ- 
ization he did remarkable work, frequently pitching two 
and three games in succession and contributing in a large 
measure to the success of that team in the campaigns of 
1885-86. In 1888 he was sold to Boston for $10,000, to which 
club his catcher, Mike Kelly, had been disposed of the 
previous year for a similar sum. 

Clarkson continued his good work with Boston, but in 
1892 was released owing to an injury to his arm. He then 
joined Cleveland and in 1894 played with Baltimore. On 
his /release by the latter city in August of that year he 
opened a cigar store in Bay City, Mich., which venture 
proved a success from the start and was continued by him 
until 1902, when his mind became affected and he was 
sent to the hospital for the insane at Pontiac. In 1908 he 
showed so much improvement that he was taken to his 
old home at Winthrop, Mass. Here he was stricken with 
pneumonia — one week previous to his death — and at the 
hospital became so violent that he had to be strapped to his 
bed. Clarkson was a cool, calculating pitcher, and was 
equipped with all the curves and shoots known to the art. 



1909 



188 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

The funeral was held on Feb. 4 and was attended by many 
prominent persons. 

DEATH OF JOHN HATFIELD 

John Hatfield, one of the old-time base ball stars, 
died at his home in Long Island City in February, 1909, of 
heart failure, aged 62 years. Hatfield was a member of 
several clubs, but his fame rests principally upon his long 
distance throwing record, made in 1872, and which had 
never been equalled to the time of his death. He was a 
brother of "Gil" Hatfield, once a member of the Giants. 

CALLAHAN AS A MONOLOGIST 

James Callahan, former manager of Comiskey's 
1909 White Sox, made his first appearance On the stage at Spring- 
field, 111., in March, 1909, with Richard Carl's "The Boy 
and the Girl" company. Callahan did a monologue act and 
he made a hit. His engagement was for two weeks. 

NEW PARK OPENED IN PHILADELPHIA 

An interesting event of 1909 was the opening of the 
new American League Park in Philadelphia on April 12. 
The paid attendance was 30,162, and among this vast con- 
course were prominent base ball men from all sections of 
the country. 

The new park is 481x520 feet in size. It has a seat- 
ing capacity of 23,000, with standing room for 40,000, and 
cost $500,000. The building is in the French Renaissance 
style, is of red brick, with terra cotta columns, arches, 
etc., and has fourteen exits. 

TONY PITCHES 17 INNING NO-HIT GAME 

On May 10, 1909, Fred Tony, pitching for Win- 
chester, in the Blue Grass League, defeated Lexington in 
a seventeen inning 1 to game in which the losing club did 
not get a hit. Tony also struck out nineteen men. The 
game was played at Winchester, Ky. Score: 

Lexington 0000000000000000 0—0 

Winchester 000000000000000 1—1 

Base hits — Winchester, 7; Lexington, 0, 
Errors — Winchester, 4; Lexington, 3. 
Bases on balls — Off Tony, 1; Baker, 6. 
Struck out — By Tony, 19; Baker, 6. 
Time— 2:45. 
Umpire — Wilson. 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



189 



The game caused much excitement in Winchester, 
business being practically suspended for a time. 

LONGEST PROFESSIONAL GAME 

The longest professional game in the history of base 
ball occurred at Bloomington, 111., May 31, 1909, between 
the local team and Decatur, both of the I. I. I. League. 
Twenty-six innings were played. Decatur won, 2 to 1. 



BLOOMINGTON 



Long, cf . . . . 
Keenan, 3b. . 
Cutshaw, 2b. 
Melchoir, lb. 
Novacek, rf . 
Snyder, ss.. 

Irwin, If 

Langdon, c . . 
Clarke, p. . . . 
♦McNamara. 

Totals. . . 



AB. 



H. 



P.O. 



E. 



10 
8 
9 

10 

10 

9 

9 

9 



83 



1 


10 





1 


2 


4 


1 


7 


3 


2 


28 


1 


3 


3 





2 


10 


7 





4 





3 


13 


3 





1 


10 











13 


78 


28 



DECATUR 



Moore, 2b . . . 
Ruby, If ... . 
Barkwell, 3b 
Foster, lb. . . 
Jenkins, rf . . 

Cote, cf 

Fisher, c. . . . 
Purtell, S3. . . 
Burns, p 

Totals. . . 



AB. H. 



P.O 



E. 



9 





8 


4 


9 


1 


6 





10 


1 


3 


9 


10 


2 


30 





10 


3 


3 


1 


11 


1 


9 


1 


8 





13 


2 


9 


2 


6 


10 


10 


3 





8 


86 


13 


78 


35 



1909 



SCORE BY INNINGS 

B.. 1000000000000000000000000 0—1 

D.. 010000000000 000000000 1—2 

SUMMARY 

Two base hits— Snyder 2, Barkwell. 

Three base hit — Keenan. 

Struck out— By Clarke, 11; by Burns, 6. 

Burns did not give a base on balls during the long 
contest and hit only one man. Clarke walked seven and 



190 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

hit three. The game lasted four hours and twenty min- 
utes. Clark was the umpire. 

DEATH OF GEORGE B. DOVEY 

George B. Dovey, president of the Boston National 
League club, died from a hemorrhage of the lungs in a 
Pullman car while on his way to Cincinnati on June 19, 
1909. He was 47 years old. 

Mr. Dovey was a ball player in his youth but on at- 
taining manhood operated coal mines in Kentucky for a 
number of years and later entered the street railway busi- 
ness. He purchased the Boston club of Messrs. Soden and 
Conant in the fall of 1906. 

1909 ISRAEL W. DURHAM DIES SUDDENLY 

President Israel W. Durham, of the Philadelphia Na- 
tional League club, died while seated at luncheon in his 
cottage at Atlantic City, N. J., on June 28, 1909. Senator 
Durham, with Messrs. McNichol and Wolf, purchased the 
Philadelphia team the preceding March and he was imme- 
diately chosen president, displacing W. J. Shettsline. Death 
followed a severe attack of the grip. 

BASE BALL BY ELECTRIC LIGHT 

Four thousand persons saw a game of base ball with 
electric lights as an illuminant on the night of July 18, 1909, 
at Cincinnati. It was a success in every way. The con- 
testing nines were members of Elks lodges at Cincinnati 
and Newport and the former won. The score was 10 to 5. 
This, however, was not the first attempt to play a game un- 
der these conditions. In June, 1883, the Quincy team met a 
college nine by electric light at Fort Wayne and de- 
feated them 19 to 11. Two thousand persons were in at- 
tendance. 

BALL MAKES UNASSISTED TRIPLE PLAY 

Neal Ball, shortstop of the Cleveland American 
League team, made an unassisted triple play in a game at 
Cleveland with Boston on July 19, 1909. Boston started a 
hit and run play in the second inning, when Ball caught 
McConnell's liner, touched second, putting out Wagner, 
and then touched Stahl, who was running toward him and 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 191 

had no chance to return to first. This is claimed by some 
to be the first unassisted triple play made in the major 
leagues. The official guides credit Paul Hines with having 
performed the feat in 1878, but this is disputed and dis- 
proved by the score of the game, printed elsewhere in this 
book, which shows that Hines and Sweasy made the play. 
Hines, however, contends that he did retire three men, but 
that the scorers became confused because, in response to 
calls to throw the ball to second by those who did not real- 
ize that a triple play had been made, he did so. Hines ran 
from center field and caught a Texas leaguer and doubled 
up at third two runners who had gone home on what seemed 
to be a sure hit. 

Others who profess to know say Hines never claimed 
the distinction until ten years after the alleged occurrence. 

A week after Ball had made his record he was pre- 
sented with a gold medal by Cleveland fans. 

PRESIDENT PULLIAM KILLS HIMSELF 

Harry C. Pulliam, president of the National League, 
shot himself in the head at a New York hotel on the even- 
ing of July 28, 1909, and died the next morning. The deed 
followed his return from a long vacation made necessary by 
a deplorable nervous condition brought on by many base 
ball controversies. Mr. Pulliam was 39 years old and was 
born in Scottsburg, Ky. He studied law, afterwards took 
up newspaper work at Louisville and later was elected to 
the legislature, where he served one term. He became 
identified with base ball as secretary of the Louisville club 
and was elected president of the National League by the 
peace party in 1902. 

Mr. Pulliam proved himself to be an executive of 
great ability and popularity. 

The funeral took place at Louisville Aug. 2. Games 
scheduled for that day were postponed. 

MITCHELL STRIKES OUT TWENTY MEN 

Wm. Mitchell of the San Antonio club eclipsed all 
previous records under organized ball by striking out twen- 
ty Galveston batters in a game played on Aug. 21, 1909. 



1909 



192 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

The score of the game in detail will be found in the accom- 
panying table: 



1909 



SAN ANTONIO 



Stark, ss. . . . 
Walsh, If.... 
Stinson, cf. . 
Alexander, c 
Walker, rf . . 
Bastian, lb. . 
Firestine, 3b 
Kipp, 2b.... 
Mitchell, p. . 

Totals . . . 



AB. 



H. P.O. 



E. 



5 


1 





1 





4 


2 











4 


3 


1 








4 





21 








4 


2 











2 


1 


5 








1 














4 


1 





4 





4 














32 


10 


27 


5 






GALVESTON 



Kaphan, cf . . . . 
McElvoy, 3b. . 

Riley, If 

Hoffman, if. . , 

Carlin, 2b 

Wallace, ss. . . . 
Queisser, c. . ., 
Hellman, Ib-p, 
Johnson, p. . . . 
Stribble, rf . . . . 



Totals, 



AB. 



31 



H. P.O. A. E 



24 



15 



SCORE BY INNINGS 

San Antonio ...0 1 2 1 1 3 ♦— 8 

Galveston *. 0—0 

SUMMARY 

Two base hits— Stinson, Walker, Hoffman, Stark 
and Bastian. 
Three hcse hits — Stinson, McElvoy. 
Home run— Walsh. 

Struck out— By Mitchell, 20; by Hellm.an, 1. 
Bases on balls — Off Hellman, 1. 
Hit by pitcher — Firestine. 
Wild pitch- Mitchell, 
Passed balls — Queisser, 2. 

HEYDLER ASSUMES LEAGUE PRESIDENCY 

John A. Heydler, secretary of the National League, 
was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 193 

President Pulliam. Mr. Heydler has been printer^s devil, 
ball player, newspaper man and umpire, and was appointed 
private secretary to President Pulliam in 1903 and later 
made secretary of the National League. He was born in 
Lafargeville, N. Y. 

DEATH OF HERMAN LONG 

Herman C. Long, a once famous shortstop, died at 
Denver, Colo. , Sept. 17, 1909, of consumption. He had been 
ill a long time. Long was born in Chicago and started his 
major league career with Boston in 1890, to which city he 
went from Des Moines, his playing in the Western League 
having attracted the attention of the Boston management. 
At the Hub he made a great name for himself and for a 
number of years he was the idol of the Boston fans. 

Long closed his career in the big league with Detroit, 
going from there to manage the Des Moines team. 

Burial was in Chicago. 

SAM CRANE GIVEN A BENEFIT 

A benefit for Sam Crane, the veteran ball player 
and newspaper writer, was held at the American League 
Ball Park, New York, Oct. 6, 1909, and the sum of $7,000 
realized. The Detroit and New York teams played a game 
of ball, Detroit winning 8 to 4. McGinnity pitched for De- 
troit and Matthewson and Lake for the Highlanders. John 
M. Ward, Dan Brouthers, Irwin and Hurst officiated as um- 
pires. 

A ball pitched by Matthewson and autographed by 
him was sold by auction for $275 while the bat with vv^hich 
Cobb made most of his hits during the season of 1909 went 
for $50. 

WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY TEAM IN JAPAN 

In the fall of 1909 the base ball team of the Uni- 
versity of Wisconsin made a trip to Japan and played nine 
games. Of this number the Americans won five. The rec- 
ord: Sept. 22 — Wisconsin, 2; Keio University, 3 ; eleven 
innings. Sept. 26 — Keio University, 2; Wisconsin, 1; nine- 
teen innings. Sept. 28 — Wisconsin, 10; Tokyo Americans, 
0. Sept. 29— Wisconsin, 8; Tokyo City team, 7. Oct. 2— 



1909 



194 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



Wisconsin, 7; Waseda University, 4. Oct. 4 — Keio, 5; Wis- 
consin, 4. Oct. 7— Wisconsin, 5; Waseda, 4. Oct. 9— Wa- 
seda, 3; Wisconsin, 0. Oct. 12 — Wisconsin, 8; Keio, 0. 

FOURTEEN GAMES WON BY REULBACH 

A feature of the 1909 season was the winning of 
fourteen straight games by Reulbach of the Chicago Na- 
tional League team. The record follows: 



1909 



DATE 

May 31.. 
June 6.. 
* 16.. 
" 20.. 
'" 25.. 
" 30.. 
July 3.. 
'' 17.. 
" 22., 
" 28.. 
" 31. 
Aug. 4. 
" 7. 
" 10. 



OPPONENTS 



Cincinnati . . 
Philadelphia 
Brooklyn . . . 



Cincinnati 
Pittsburg . 



Bro3klyn . . . 
New York . 
St. Louis . . 
Philadelphia, 
Boston. . . . . 
Brooklyn. . . . 




CHGO. 

~ 3~" 
1 
3 
6 
4 
3 
6 
4 
3 
6 
1 



PENNANTS TO PITTSBURG AND DETROIT 

Pittsburg and Detroit were the pennant winners in 
1909. The race was a close one in the American, but the 
Pirates finished forty-four points in the lead of the Cubs in 
the National. The charge made near the close of last season, 
an attempt to bribe Umpire Klem in one of the games 
in New York, was officially declared sustained on in- 
vestigation by National .League officials. No legal action 
was taken. The guilty person was a physician well known, 
in local sporting circles. Pennant results: 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs. Per ct. 

Pittsburg - 724 

Chicago -. 680 

New York .' 601 

Cincinnati . 504 

Philadelphia .484 

Brooklyn .359 

St. Louis 355 

Boston ~ . .294 

Winning team: Leever, Adams, Camnitz, Phillippe, 
Leifield, Wilhs, Maddox, p; Gibson, c; Abstein, lb; Miller, 
2b; Byrne, 3b; Wagner, ss; Abbaticchio, ss; Clarke, If; 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 195 

Leach, cf; Wilson, rf; Hyatt, rf. 

League leaders: Batting, Wagner, .339; Gibson, c, 
.983; Chance, lb, .994; Shean, 2b, .960; Lennox, 3b, .959; 
Bridwell, ss, .940; "Clarke, If, .987; Delehanty, cf, .985; 
Titus, 3b, .971. Matthewson and Camnitz tied on pitching. 

AMERICAN LEAGUE 

Clubs ■ Per ct. 

Detroit 545 

Athletics ■ 621 

Boston. '.'.'.".'.'.[ ;583 

'^hicago 513 

New York 49O 

Cleveland 464 

St. Louis 407 

Washington 276 

Winning team: Donovan, Killian, Summers, Mullin, 
Works, Willett, p; Schmidt, Beckendorf, Stanage, c; T. 
Jones, lb; Crawford, lb; Delehanty, 2b; Moriarity, 3b; 
O'Leary, 3b; Bush, ss; Mclntyre, If; D. Jones, If; Craw- 
ford, cf; Cobb, rf. 

League leaders: Batting, Cobb, .377; Criger, c, .986; 
Isbell, lb, .994; Collins, 2b, .967; Bradley, 3b, .957; Mc- 
Bride, ss, .947; Hahn, rf, .990; B. Lord, If, .992; Ganley, 
cf, .982. Mullin was the leading pitcher. 

PITTSBURG WINS WORLD'S SERIES 

The contest for the world's championship was won by 
Pittsburg, four games to three. Receipts, $188,302.50 



DATE 


WHERE PLAYED 
r ittsburg. 


PITTS. 

4 
2 
8 

8 
4 
8 


DET. 


Oct. 8.... 
" 9.... 


1 
7 
6 


'' 11.... 

" 12.... 


Detroit 


" 13.... 

" 14.... 
" 16.... 


Pittsburg 

Detroit 


o 

4 
5 




Won Lost 

Adams 3 

Mullin 2 1 

MaddoK 1 

Donovan 1 1 

Leifield 1 

Summers 2 

Willis 2 

The feature of the series was the pitching of Adams, 

who won three of the four games captured by Pittsburg. 



1909 



196 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



1909 



He was a recent addition to the team and his work was be- 
yond expectations. 

LONG GAMES OF 1909 

Dixon, 2; Muscatine, 1. Twenty-six innings. Pitch- 
ers, Woodyatt and Nance. Dixon, 111., June 25. 

San Francisco, 1; Oakland, 0. Twenty-four innings. 
Pitchers, Henley and Wiggs. San Francisco, June 8. 

Portland, 3; Vancouver, 0. Twenty-two innings. 
Pitchers, Pinnance and Gilligan. Vancouver, July 31. 

Aberdeen, 3; Portland, 1. Nineteen innings. Pitch- 
ers, Stark ell and Pernoll; Gough. Portland, Aug. 20. 

Vancouver, 3; Seattle, L Eighteen innings. Pitch- 
ers, Flannagan; Thompson and Anderson. Seattle, Aug. 20. 

South Bend, 1; Dayton, 0. Eighteen innings. Pitch- 
ers, Martin and Neuschafer. Dayton, Aug. 1. 

Utica, 3; Troy, 2. Eighteen innings. Pitchers, 
O'Connor and Reardon; Swormstead. Utica, June 27. 

Albany, 4; Syracuse, 3. Seventeen innings. Pitch- 
ers, Thompson and Knight. Syracuse, July 4. 

DETROIT TEAM LOSES IN CUBA 

A team of Detroit players made a trip to Cuba in 
November, 1909, and played twelve games with native 
clubs. Of this number they won four. The record: 

Almendares, 3. 

Havana, 3. 

Almendares, 13. 

Havana, 0. 

Almendares, 0. 

Havana, 5. 

Almendares, 2. 

Havana, 4. 

Almendares, 2. 

Havana, 5. 

Almendares, 4. 

Havana, 9. 

JAMES SEBRING DEAD 

James Sebring, a base ball player of note, died in a 
hospital at Williamsport, Pa. , in December, 1909, after an 



ov. 4 Det 


roit, y; 


- 7_ • 


' 5; 


" 8— ' 


2; 


- 11— * 


2) 


- 14— ' 


4; 


'' 15- ' 


4; 


" 18— ' 


' 1; 


** 21— ' 


' 3; 


" 22— ' 


' 1; 


*' 25 - ' 


4; 


" 28— ' 


1; 


" 30— ' 


1; 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 197 

illness of one month. He was 28 years old. He played 
with Pittsburg, Cincinnati and Brooklyn, and, while very 
popular, twice jumped contracts to play with outlaw teams. 
He was finally blacklisted and reinstated less than a year 
before he died. Sebring was traded to Chicago in 1905 with 
Harry Steinfeldt for Jake Weimer, but never reported. 

OTHER DEATHS IN 1909 

April 6 — George F. Miller, a former National League 
catcher, died in Brooklyn of a kidney affection. He was 
42 years of age. 

April 9— Milton Sears, a well-known player in the 70s, 
died at Paterson, N. J., at the age of 62. 

April 26 — M. R. Powers, catcher for the Philadelphia 
American League team, died in that city after an illness of 
two weeks. In that time he had undergone three opera- 
tions. He was a player of great ability. 

April 26— M. J. Dorgan, formerly a catcher in the 
National League, died at Hartford, Conn. 

June 9 — George Decker, who was a member of An- 
son's Colts, died atCompton, Cal. He had been an inmate 
of a California asylum for several years. 

July 5— Frank G. Selee, one of the most successful 
managers known to base ball, died in Denver, Col., from 
tuberculosis. Selee won five National League pennants as 
manager of the Boston team. He went from there to Chi- 
cago to manage the Cubs, but resigned the position two 
years later and went to Colorado in the hope of regaining 
his health. 

WHITE GOES ON THE STAGE 

Dr. G. Harris White, of the pitching staff of the 
White Sox, made his debut on the vaudeville stage at Wau- 
kegan, 111., in December, 1909. He did a vocal turn and 
was pronounced a success. 

BALL TEAMS TOUR THE COUNTRY 

The Athletics and a team known as the All-Nationals 
made a tour of the country at the close of the 1909 season, 
going to the Pacific coast by the northern route and return- 
ing by the southern. The tour opened at Chicago on Oct. 



!909 



198 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

19 and closed at New Orleans on Dec. 20. Frank Bancroft 
was manager of the All-Nationals. 

LYNCH HEADS NATIONAL LEAGUE 

At the annual meeting of the National League in 
December, 1909, a lively contest was waged over the selec- 
tion of a successor to President Heydler, who had occupied 
the position since the death of President Pulliam. Mr. 
Heydler, who was a candidate, finally withdrew and the 

1909 meeting became dead-locked over a choice, four clubs vot- 
ing for John M. Ward, the former star pitcher and head of 
the Brotherhood movement, and four clubs voting for R. M. 
Brown of Louisville. A compromise at last was effected 
and Thomas J. Lynch elected, Mr. Heydler being made sec- 
retary and treasurer. 

Thomas J. Lynch was born in New Britain, Conn., 
and is 51 years of age. He played amateur ball there and 
became an umpire in the National League in 1887 and made 
an enviable record in the twelve years he occupied the po- 
sition. In 1900 he served as supervisor of umpires in the 
same organization. Mr. Lynch is interested in theatri- 
cal enterprises at New Britain. 

At the meeting of the American Association on Dec. 
28, 1909, Thomas W. Chivington was elected to succeed 
. Joseph D. O'Brien. 

AMERICAN LEAGUE EXTENDS ITS EXISTENCE 

The American League met in Chicago on Feb. 15, 
1910, and extended its. existence for a period of twenty 
years. President Johnson was re-elected for the full term. 
A strong resolution was adopted against what was denomi- 
nated "syndicate" ball. 

1910 JOHN KLING REINSTATED 

John Kling, who earlier in the year applied to the 
National Commission for reinstatement, had his case favor- 
ably acted upon April 1, 1910. He was assessed a fine of 
$700 and ordered to play the season out at the salary fixed 
for the previous year. President Johnson refused to con- 
cur in the finding but made no report. 

Klifl'g quit the Cubs over a question of salary and did 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 199 

not play during the season of 1909. He accepted the 
Commission's conditions and rejoined his club. 

DEATH OF THOMAS J. LOFTUS 

Thomas J. Loftus, a former well known ball player 
and manager, died at his home in Dubuque, Iowa, April 16, 
1910, of cancer of the throat. He was 54 years old. 

Mr. Loftus was born in St. Louis in 1856 and made 
his first appearance as a player with the Memphis Reds 
twenty years later. In 1878 he managed and played second 
base for the Peoria Reds and had for his associate players 
Charles Radbourne, Cliff Carroll, the Rowe brothers and 
the Gleasons, all of whom became famous in after years as 
exponents of the national game. The club was transferred 
to Dubuque the following year and Comiskey added to the 
membership. Ted Sullivan was manager. In 1882 Loftus 
and Comiskey joined the St. Louis American Association 
team, Loftus going the next year to Milwaukee and there- 
after managing teams at Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus 
and Grand Rapids. He was manager of the Chicago Na- 
tional League team in 1900 and in 1902 became manager 
and part owner of the Washington American League club. 
He retired from the game in 1904, but in 1908 accepted the 
presidency of the I. 1. 1. League to prevent its being wrecked 
by factional disturbances. He served one year. 

CLEVELAND DEDICATES PARK 

The new American League Park at Cleveland, 0., 
was dedicated April 21, 1910, in the presence of 18,000 per- 
sons. Detroit defeated Cleveland 5 to 0, Willett and 
Young doing the pitching. The new park has a seating ca- 
pacity of 21,000 and the buildings are of the latest design. 

COMISKEY PARK OPENED 

Twenty-eight thousand people were present at the 
opening of Comiskey Park, Chicago, July 1, 1910. The 
park is 600x600 feet in size and the seating capacity is 36,- 
000—13,600 in the grand stand, 16,000 in the bleachers 
and pavilion and 6,400 in the boxes. The rooms are fitted 
with vapor and shower baths, rubbing tables, etc., the 
total cost of this new abode of the Sox beingi $750,000. 

4- 



1910 



1910 



200 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

The inaugural game was won by St. Louis, 2 to 0. Walsh 
and Pelty were the pitchers. Walsh struck out six men 
and Pelty fanned four. 

Among those in attendance were: August Herrmann, 
John E. Bruce, B. B. Johnson, Thomas Chivington, Norris 
L. O'Neill, R. L. Hedges, Stanley Robison, B. F. Shibe, 
Barney Dreyfuss, C. W. Murphy, A. R. Tierney, Frank 
Isbell, George Davis, Capt. Anson, James A. Hart, Richard 
Kinsella. 

CY. YOUNG WINS SOOTH GAME 

On July 19, 1910, Denton (Cy.) Young scored his 500th 
victory as a major league pitcher. Young started pitching 
for Cleveland in 1890 and has been at it ever since. His 
record, as compiled by Editor Richter of Sporting Life, is 
as follows: 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 





W 


L 


SO 


BH 


PT 


1890.. Cleveland... 


...10 


7 


37 


28 


.588 


1891.. 


...27 


22 


152 


129 


.551 


1892.. 


...36 


10 


166 


109 


.783 


1893.. 


...34 


17 


131 


110 


.667 


1894.. 


...25 


21 


100 


100 


.543 


1895.. 


...35 


10 


121 


^ 74 


.777 


1896.. 


...29 


16 


137 


64 


.614 


1897.. 


...21 


18 


90 


51 


.538 


1898.. 


.. 24 


14 


98 


40 


.631 


1899.. St. Louis.... 


...23 


15 


101 


48 


.634 


1900.. 


...20 


18 


120 


36 


.526 


Total 


...287 


168 


1261 


789 


.602 


AMERICAN 


LEAGUE 






1901... Boston 


... 31 


10 


161 


37 


.756 


1902.. " 


:.. 32 


12 


166 


39 


.727 


1903.. " 


...28 


9 


182 


38 


.757 


1904.. " 


...26 


16 


205 


30 


.619 


1905.. " 


...18 


19 


207 


29 


.486 


1906.. " 


...13 


21 


144 


27 


.382 


1907.. " 


...22 


15 


139 


48 


.595 


1908.. '' 


...21 


11 


150 


37 


.656 


1909.. Cleveland.. . 


...19 


15 


112 


59 


.550 


1910.. 


... 3 


6 


39 


43 


.333 


Totals 


...213 


134 


1511 


387 


.630 


Grand Totals . . 


..500 


302 


2766 


1179 


.630 



FABER PITCHES A "NO MAN TO FIRST" GAME 

**Red" Faber of the Dubuque team shut out the 
Davenport nine without a hit, run or man getting to first 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 201 

base on Aug. 18, 1910. The game was played at Daven- 
port. The full score is given below: 



DUBUQUE 



Taylor, If 

Jasper, 2b 

H. Darringer, cf. 
R. Darringer, ss 

Buelow, rf 

Bewer, 3b 

Lerchen, lb 

Boucher, c 

Faber, p 

Totals 



AB. 


H. 


P.O. 


A. 


4 


1 


1 





4 





1 


6 


4 


2 








3 


1 


1 


2 


4 


1 








4 


2 





4 


2 


1 


17 





4 





7 





4 








5 


33 


8 


27 


17 



E. 



DAVENPORT 



Ohland, cf 

C. Darringer, ss 

Nadeau, If 

Holycross, rf. . . 

Foutz, ]b 

Clement, 2b 

Chapman, 3b. . . 

Walsh, c , . . 

Coleman, c 

Pinnance, p.... 
Nelson 



Totals , 



AB. 



H. P.O. A. E. 



27 







2 
2 
3 


12 
2 
1 
3 
2 





27 



11 



1910 



SCORE BY INNINGS 

Dubuque 3 0—3 

Davenport 0—0 

SUMMARY 

Bases on balls — Off Pinnance, 1. 
Struck out — By Pinnance, 4; by Faber, 7. 
Wild pitches — Pinnance. 
Umpire -Carruthers, 

WAGNER GETS SEVEN HITS IN SEVEN TIMES UP 

At Pittsburg on Aug. 22, 1910, Hans Wagner, the 
National League's star batsman, distinguished himself and 
added more glory to his name by making seven hits in as 
many times at bat in a double-header with the Philadelphia 
team. Wagner was at the plate eight times, but sacrificed 



202 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

to score a runner. Wagner's hits comprised two home 
runs, three doubles and two singles. Shettler, Moren, 
Stack and Brennan were the Philadelphia pitchers. In the 
second inning of the second game Campbell and Camnitz 
scored home runs in addition to Wagner, making a total of 
three in one inning and constituting a record. 

BILLY SULLIVAN IN A MONUMENT FEAT 

W. D. Sullivan, catcher of the Chicago White Sox, 
caught three balls thrown from the top of the Washington 
monument on Aug. 24, 1910. The first ball gathered in was 
the twenty-fourth one hurled and the second and third ones 
captured were the first and fifth of a second lot of fifteen 
1910 which Dr. White, who had succeeded Walsh at the shaft's 
summit, sent whizzing down the monument hill. Sullivan 
wore his big mitt, his cap and his spiked shoes. Charles 
Street, the Washington catcher, performed a similar feat 
in 1908. 

HEAVY HITTING BY MURPHY 

Murphy, of the Athletics, made five hits in five times 
at bat against Linke and Bailey of St. Louis in a game at 
Philadelphia on Aug. 25, 1910. Murphy's hits were a home 
run, a triple, a double and two singles. Notwithstanding 
this the home team lost 9 to 6. Fifteen players were used 
by Philadelphia. 

BASE BALL AT NIGHT 

Another test of the practicability of playing base 
ball at night was made at 'Comiskey Park, Chicago, on the 
evening of Aug. 27, 1910. It was a great success. The 
Logan Square and Rogers Park teams played a nine-inning 
game that surprised the big crowd in attendance by reason 
of its quick action and freedom from errors. The grounds 
were illuminated by twenty arc lights of 137,000 candle 
power. 

CHARLES ESPER DEAD 

Charles Esper, aged 42 years, died at his home in 
Philadelphia on the night of Aug. 31, 1910, of Bright's 
disease. 

Esper joined the Athletics in 1887 and remained with 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 203 

that organization two years. He was with the Philadel- 
phia National League team in 1889-91, then with St. Louis 
for a brief period and lastly with Baltimore. It was while 
with the Orioles that he was at his best and he contributed in 
no small degree to the triumphs of that team. From Balti- 
more he went to Hartford, where he remained two years, 
after which he retired. At the time of his death he was 
conducting a restaurant. 

Esper was a left-hand pitcher. 

DEATH OF JACK NELSON 

John Nelson, a ball player as far back as 1867, died 
in Brooklyn Sept. 5, 1910, from heart failure. Nelson was 
a member of the Eckford team in 1867 and remained with 
that organization until 1870, when he joined the Mutuals of 1910 
New York, returning to the Eckfords in 1871. In 1872 he 
was with Troy and when that team disbanded returned to 
the Eckfords. In 1873-77 he played with the Mutuals. In 
1878 he was with Indianapolis, in 1879 with Troy and in 
1880 joined the Metropolitans. Here he remained until the 
close of 1887. 

Nelson's position was shortstop and he was one of 
the stars of his day. He also was a good batsman, having 
a percentage of .361 his last season. 

GAME PLAYED IN THIRTY-TWO MINUTES 

The record for the shortest time for playing a full 
game of nine innings was twice broken on Sept. 19, 1910, 
when the Mobile and Atlanta teams accomplished the feat 
in the remarkable time of thirty-two minutes and the Nash- 
ville and New Orleans teams finished the task in forty-two 
minutes. The best previous record was forty-four minutes, 
made by Atlanta and Shreveport on Sept. 24, 1904. Day- 
ton and Ironton played a game in forty-seven minutes in 
September, 1884. 

Both of the 1910 games were rushed through with 
all possible speed, the batsmen going to the plate on the 
run and striking at any ball that was within their reach. 
Mobile defeated Atlanta by a score of 2 to 1. Nashville 
defeated New Orleans 6 to 3, Bernhard and Paige pitching. 



204 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



The score of the record game will be found in the accom- 
panying table: 



1910 



MOBILE 



AB. 



Seitz, 2b.... 
Berger, ss . . 
Murphy, If. 
Swacina, lb 
Wagner, cf. 
Watson, rf. 
Alcock, 3b.. 
Shannon, c. 
Chappelle, p 

Totals... 



H. 



P.O. 



A. 



E. 



4 


2 


1 


6 


4 





2 


4 


4 


1 





1 


4 





17 


1 


4 


3 


4 





3 





1 


1 


3 








4 


3 





2 


1 


3 








4 


32 


6 


27 


22 



ATLANTA 



Bayless, cf. . 
Moran, If . . . . 

Smith, c 

Flaherty, rf. 
Jordan, 2b.. , 
Lister, Ib... 
Walker, 3b.. 
Berkel, ss. . , 
Griffin, p. . . . 



Totals. 



AB. 


H. 


P.O. 


A. 


4 


1 


5 





4 





1 





3 





1 





2 











3 


1 


2 


2 


3 


2 


15 





3 


1 


1 


3 


3 





2 


3 


3 







27 


5 
13 


28 


5 



E. 



SCORE BY INNINGS 

Mobile 10 1-2 

Atlanta ......1 0—1 

SUMMARY 

Two base hits — Bayless, Wagner, 2. 

Three base hit — Seitz. 

Triple play — Watson, Swacina, Shannon. 

Struck out — By Griffin, 1. 

Time — 32 minutes. 

Umpire — Hart. 

LAJOIE MAKES EIGHT HITS IN DOUBLE-HEADER 

In a double-header at St. Louis on Oct. 9, 1910, be- 
tween Cleveland and the local team Lajoie made eight hits 
in eight times at bat. Nelson and Malloy were the pitch- 
ers off of whom the hits were made. The closeness of a 
race between Lajoie and Cobb for an automobile offered by 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 205 

a Detroit firm caused hints to be made in some quarters 
that all was not right, but the matter was investigated by 
President Johnson and the hits made by the Clevelander 
declared legitimate. 

LEJEUNE BREAKS THROWING RECORD 

At a series of contests held at Cincinnati on Oct. 10, 
1910, Sheldon Lejeune, of the Evansville club, threw a 
base ball 426 feet 6? inches, breaking the record estab- 
lished by John Hatfield in Brookfyn .Oct. 15, 1872, by 25 feet 
lOf inches. Hatfield's throw was 400 feet 7i inches. 

At the same meeting John Lobert " and Ward Miller 
tied on beating out a bunt in 3 2-5 seconds. 

Rowan won the fungo hitting contest with 398 feet 
6i inches. 

Lobert circled the bases in 13 4-5 seconds and won the 
100 yards dash in 10 seconds. 

Pitcher's control contest was won by Gaspar — eight 
strikes out of eleven balls pitched. 

ATHLETICS AND CUBS WIN PENNANTS 

The Athletics and the Cubs were pennant winners 
in their respective leagues in 1910. In the American Cobb 
won the automobile as champion batter, with a percentage 
of .384144 against .384084 for Lajoie, but the company that 
made the offer presented each with a machine. 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs. Per ct. 

Chicago 676 

New York 591 

Pittsburg 562 

Philadelphia 510 

Cincinnati 487 

Brooklyn 416 

St. Louis 412 

Boston 346 

Winning team: Cole, Brown, Overall, Reulbach, Mc- 
Intire, Richie, Foxen, Pfeister, p; Kling, Archer, c; Arch- 
er, Chance, Luderus, Hofman, lb; Evers, Zimmerman, 2b; 
Zimmerman, Steinfeldt, 3b; Tinker, Zimmerman, ss; Sheck- 
ard. If; Hofman, cf ; Schulte, rf ; Kane, Beaumont. 

League leaders: Batting, Magee, .331; Moran, c, .989; 
Chance,lb, .996; Hummel, 2b, .965; Lennox, 3b, .950; Doolan, 



1910 



206 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



1910 



ss, .948; Collins, If, .977; Hofman, cf, .975; Titus, rf, .976. 
Cole was the leading pitcher. 

AMERICAN LEAGUE 

Clubs Per ct. 

Athletics 680 

New York 583 

Detroit 558 

Boston 520 

Cleveland 467 

Chicago 444 

Washington » 437 

St. Louis 306 

Winning team: Bender, Coombs, Plank, Morgan, Dy- 
gert, Krause, Atkins, p; Lapp, Livingstone, Donahue, 
Thomas, c; Houser, Davis, lb; Collins, 2b; Baker, 3b; Mc- 
Innes, Barry, ss; Oldring, cf; Murphy, rf; Hartsel, If; B. 
Lord, S trunk, Heitmuller. 

League leaders: Batting, Cobb, .385; Lapp, c, .980; 
Gandill, lb, .989; Collins, 2b, .970; Bradley, 3b, .956; Tur- 
ner, ss, .973; Murphy, rf, .974; Stone, If, .972; Oldring, 
cf, .978. Bender was the pitching star. 

ATHLETICS WIN WORLD'S SERIES 

The world's championship for 1910 was won by the 
Athletics in easy fashion. Five games were played. Of 
this number the American Leaguers won four, three of them 
in succession. Coombs was the leading pitcher of the se- 
ries. Attendance, 124,222; receipts, $173,980. 



DATE 


WHERE PLAYED 


PHIL 


CHGO. 


Oct. 17.... 

" 18. .. 


Philadelphia 


4 

9 

12 

3 

7 


1 
3 


" 20. .. 


Chicago 


5 


" 22 

" 23 


( < 
< < 


4 
2 



Won. Lost. 

Coombs 3 

Bender 1 1 

Brown 1 2 , 

Overall 1 

Mclntire 1 

Reulbach, Richie, Pfeister and Cole did not pitch full 
games and their names do not appear in the table eith- 
er as victors or defeated players. In the game of Oct. 22 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 207 

Brown relieved Cole in the ninth inning, with the score 3 to 
2 in favor of the Athletics, and is credited with the ten- 
inning victory. 

DEATH OF HENRY V. LUCAS 

Henry V. Lucas, who lost a fortune in base ball, died 
in St. Louis Nov. 15, 1910, at the age of 53 years. At the 
time of his death he was a city employe. 

Lucas financed teams at New York, St. Louis, Cin- 
cinnati, Baltimore, Boston, Pittsburg, Washington and 
Kansas City. He was the head of the Union Association 
of 1884, which failed in its fight on the National League, 
but the following year his St. Louis club was admitted to 
that organization, in which it finished last. Lucas retired 
from the game in 1887. Misfortune continued to follow 
him, however, and what was left of his $1,000,000 inherit- 
ance soon was swept away. 

ANSON AS A VAUDEVILLE STAR 

Financial reverses came upon Capt. Anson in 1909-10 
and the old-time favorite of the base ball world, declining 
all offers of assistance, sought the vaudeville stage as a 
way out of the dilemma. He made his first appearance at 
Pittsfield, Mass., Nov. 14, 1910, before a crowded house. 
Anson talked on base ball affairs in general, and his re- 
marks were of such an interesting character as to win him 
much applause at their conclusion and the presentation of 
a bouquet of pink chrysanthemums. Fans from all parts 
of Berkshire and adjacent counties were present. 

FLETCHER'S BALL PLANS FAIL 

D. A. Fletcher, a Cincinnati promoter, caused con- 
siderable of a stir near the close of the season of 1910 by 
arranging contests of all-star teams and threatening the or- 
ganization of a third major league. He had a great many 
of the best players of both leagues signed for the games, 
which were to be played in Kansas City, but later the men 
returned the checks they had accepted and the deal was off. 
It was then announced that Fletcher would organize a rival 
to the existing base ball bodies and there were many ru- 
mors of purchases of sites for parks for that purpose. 



1910 



208 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

Nothing came of the scheme, however, and it was soon a 
thing of the past. 

DAN M'GANN KILLS H rM S E L F 

Dennis McGann, formerly captain and first baseman 
of the New York National League club, committed suicide by- 
shooting in his room at Louisville, Ky., on Dec. 13, 1910. 
He was born at Shelby ville, Ky., July 15, 1872. 

McGann made his debut as a professional in 1891 and 
during his minor league career played with clubs at Shelby- 
yille, Harrodsburg, Lexington, Marysville and Lynchburg. 
As a major leaguer he was with Boston, Washington, St. 
Louis and New York. He led the National League's first 
1910 basemen for seven seasons. At the time of his death he 
was a member of the Milwaukee American Association 
team. 

OTHER DEATHS IN 1910 

Jan. 12 — Harry G. Staley, well-known National 
League pitcher, died at Battle Creek, Mich., following an 
operation. He was 44 years old. 

Jan. 23 — Sam Wise, a once noted shortstop, died at 
Akron, 0., after being operated on for appendicitis. He 
was about 52 years of age. Wise's reputation was made 
with the Boston club in the early 80s. In 1890 he was 
with the Buffalo Players' League team and later played 
with Baltimore and Washington. He retired in 1897. 

Feb. 15~James W. Holliday, familiarly known as 
*'Bug" Holliday, died at Cincinnati after a long illness. He 
was a left fielder and one of the stars of the old American 
Association. 

March 13 — Col. John L Rogers, for twenty years the 
principal owner of the Philadelphia National League club, 
died suddenly in Denver, where he had gone on business. 
He was 64 years old and a noted lawyer. 

March 14— Michael P. Hines, who caught for the 
Boston team in the 80s, died at New Bedford, Mass. He 
was 45 years of age. Hines was committed to the Taunton 
insane asylum in August, 1909. 

March 18— Alan T. Storke, who had played with St. 
Louis and Pittsburg teams, died at Newton, Mass. He was 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 209 

a young player and gave evidence of attaining high rank in 
the profession. 

April 2 — Joseph Nealon died at San Francisco of ty- 
phoid fever. He was 30 years of age and played first base 
for Pittsburg. 

April lO^Robert Addy, aged 67 years, died of heart 
disease at Pocatello, Idaho. Addy was a well known player 
before the days of the National League and was a member 
of teams at Boston, Hartford and Chicago. 

May 14 — Patrick Gillespie died at Carbondale, Pa., 
of heart failure. He was 63 years old. Gillespie formerly 
was an outfielder of the New York National League team. 

May 29 — William Hassamer, at one time an outfielder \g\o 
on the Washington (National League) team, died in St. 
Louis. He was 45 years old. 

June 21 — Thomas Doran, catcher for several National 
League teams, died in New York City. He was 33 years 
of age. 

Nov. 1 — Robert Pettit, aged 48 years, died at Derby, 
Conn. Pettit was an outfielder under Anson in 1888-9. 

Nov. 20 — J. K. Byrne, professionally known as Jack 
O^Brien, died in Philadelphia of Bright*s disease. He was 
48 years old. Byrne was catcher for the old Athletics and 
led the American Association's players of that position in 
1882. 

U. OF C. TEAM TOURS THE ORIENT 

The University of Chicago base ball team, in charge 
of H. 0. Page, made a tour of Japan, China, the Philippine 
and the Hawaiian Islands in the fall of 1910, leaving Seat- 
tle Sept. 10 and arriving there on their return Dec. 23. 
Nine games were played with the Waseda and Keio univer- 
sity teams, the Americans winning all. At Manila the 
tourists met their first and only defeat, the Marines beating 
them 4 to 0. 

ATHLETICS AND DETROITS GO TO CUBA 

The Athletic and Detroit teams made trips to Cuba 
in the fall of 1910 and played a series of games with native 
clubs. The Detroits were more successful than on their 



210 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

previous trip, winning seven games, losing four and one 
being a tie. The Athletics won four games and lost six. 

RICE'S "BASE BALL BALLADS" PUBLISHED 

During the season of 1910 Grantland Rice, a base 
ball poet, issued a book of verse under the caption ''Base 
Ball Ballads. '* Mr. Rice's thorough knowledge of the 
game, together with his ability to bring out its many points 
in rhyme much superior to that of the ordinary newspaper 
writer, made his offering entertaining to a high degree. 

MATTHEWSON AND MYERS ON STAGE 

Matthewson and Myers, of the New York team, ap- 
peared at Hammerstein's Theater in the fall of 1910 in a 
playlet by Bozeman Bulger entitled "Curves.** They were 
1910 assisted by Miss May Tully, who in the course of the sketch 
gave imitations of well-known theatrical personages. The 
act took well. 

SPINK ISSUES BASE BALL HISTORY 

"The National Game,** a history of base ball by A. 
H. Spink of St. Louis, was given to the public at the close 
of the season of 1910. The book was of a much more elab- 
orate character than anything of the kind that had ap- 
peared up to that time, and contained a vast amount of in- 
formation of interest to lovers of the game. The volume was 
profusely illustrated. 

LONG GAMES OF 1910 

Clarksburg, 1; Mannington, L Twenty-four in- 
nings. Pitchers, Cassell and Nicholson. Clarksburg, July 3. 

San Antonio, 1; Waco, 1. Twenty-three innings. 
Pitchers, Abies and LoudelL San Antonio, July 5. 

South Bend, 1; Zanesville, 0. Twenty-one innings. 
Pitchers, Myers and Jones. South Bend, July 14. 

Muscatine, 2; Sterling, 1. Twenty innings. Pitch- 
ers, Eyler and H. Walter, Burke and Fisberg. Muscatine, 
Iowa, July 16. 

Macomb, 4; Pekin, 1. Nineteen innings. Pitchers, 
Swanson and Horton. Pekin, 111., June 10. 

Oklahoma City, 3; Galveston, 2. Nineteen innings. 
Pitchers, Drohan and Henrickson. Oklahoma City, June 25. 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 211 

Bartlesville, 1; Guthrie, 0. Eighteen innings. Pitch- 
ers, Barker and Hotchkiss. Bartlesville, May 12. 

Minneapolis, 3; St. Paul, 2. Eighteen innings. Pitch- 
ers, Lelivelt and Patterson; Gehring. St. Paul, May 30. 

Michigan University, 3; Notre Dame, 2. Eighteen 
innings. Pitchers, Smith and Ryan. Ann Arbor, June 4. 

Jacksonville, 2; Decatur, 1. Eighteen innings. Pitch- 
ers, O'Hearne and Billiet; Merz. Jacksonville, 111., July 10. 

DEATH OF STANLEY ROBISON 

M. Stanley Robison, owner of the St. Louis National 
League club, died in Cleveland March 24, 1911, after a 
year's illness of blood poisoning. He was born in Dubuque, 
Iowa, in 1857 and was a graduate of Northwestern Univer- 
sity. By his death the club passed into the possession of 
his sister, Mrs. Britton, who thus became the first woman 
magnate. 

WATERLOO WOULD NOT BE OUSTED 

An attempt to oust Waterloo from the I. I. I. League 
in order to admit Quincy nearly disrupted the organization 
early in 1911. The vote was 4 to 4 — the southern section 
against the northern — when President Tierney voted with 
the southerners, ending the deadlock and declaring the mo- 
tion to oust carried. Waterloo took the matter to the 
courts and the action of the league was nullified. The op- 
ponents of the Iowa city then appealed to the National Board 
of Arbitration and were beaten, and later to the National 
Commission, where they also lost out. The matter was not 
settled until nearly time to open the season, when Blooming- 
ton resigned its membership in the interest of harmony. 

ADRIAN C. JOSS DIES 

Adrian C. Joss, pitcher for the Cleveland American 
League team, died at Toledo early on the morning of April 
14, 1911, of tubercular meningitis after a brief illness. He 
was 33 years old and had a record of two no-hit games. 

J. C. ROWE PASSES AWAY 

J. C. Rowe, a noted player in the 80s, died in St. 
Louis April 25, 1911, aged 55 years. He joined the Buffalo 
team in 1879 and distinguished himself as batter and fielder. 



1911 



212 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

He went to Detroit when the **Big Four^/ — Brouthers, Rich- 
ardson, Rowe and White— were secured by the Michigan 
city near the close of 1885, and remained there until the 
disbandment of the team in 1889, when he went to Pitts- 
burg. 

MIKE DONLIN REINSTATED 

Mike Donlin, who left the New York team to go on 
the stage, applied to the National Commission for reinstate- 
ment and his plea was granted on June 3, 1911. Don- 
lin rejoined the New Yorks, but later was transferred to 
Boston. 

KLING TRADED TO BOSTON 

^ 9^ , Kling, Griffin, Weaver and Kaiser were traded by the 

Chicago Cubs on June 10, 1911, to the Boston National 
League team for Graham, Goode, Collins and Curtis. The 
deal was unexpected and caused much comment in base ball 
circles. 

DAVIS DAY AT PHILADELPHIA 

June 12, 1911, was observed as Davis Day at the 
American League Park in Philadelphia and a large crowd 
was present. The captain of the Athletics was presented 
with $5,000 in cash, a Masonic emblem, a loving cup and a 
large number of flowers. 

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER CONTEST 

In the spring of 1911 Ren Mulford of Cincinnati was 
named to select a committee of newspaper writers whose 
duty it should be to pick the two big league players of the 
most value to their respective clubs. Mr. Mulford chose 
the following gentlemen: 

Tim Murnane, Boston Globe. 

Abe Yager, Brooklyn Eagle. 

Si. Sanborn, Chicago Tribune. 

Jack Ryder, Cincinnati Enquirer. 

Henry Edwards, Cleveland Plaindealer. 

Joe Smith, Detroit Journal. 

John B. Foster, New York Telegram. 

Charles Power, Pittsburg Gazette-Times. 

J. C. Isaminger, Philadelphia North American. 

M. F. Parker, St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 

Joe Jackson, Washington Post. 



i 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



213 



The two players receiving the highest number of votes cast 
by this committee were each to receive an automobile of- 
fered by a Detroit firm. 

NORTHRUP BEATS LANCASTER-NO MAN TO FiIRST 

J. Northrup, of the Reading team, shut out Lan- 
caster without a hit, run or man reaching first base on June 
14, 1911. The game was played at Reading. Score: 



READING 



Stutz, ss 

Jube, rf 

Cannell, cf . 
Cockill, lb. . 
Rudolph, If. 
Coughlin, 3b 
Curry, 2b. . . 
Monroe, c, . 
Northrup, p 

Totals... 



AB. 


H. 


P.O. 


A. 


5 


4 


2 


3 


4 





3 





4 


2 








5 


1 


12 





3 


1 


1 





4 


2 





1 


3 





1 


2 


4 





8 





4 


1 





8 

~9 


36 


11 


27 



E. 



LANCASTER 



Joyce, cf 

W. Thomas, 2b 
Covaleski, If... 

Lush, lb 

Hooper, 3b 

Quinlan, ss. . . . 
McGinley, c... 

Shettler, rf 

C. Thomas, p. . , 



Totals 



AB. 


H. 


P.O. 


A. 


3 





3 





3 





2 


2 


3 











3 





7 





3 





1 





3 





2 


3 


3 





8 


1 


3 





I 





3 








4 


27 





24 


10 



E. 



SCORE BY INNINGS 

Reading 2 12 12 *-8 

Lancaster 0—0 

SUMMARY 
Two base hit— Coughlin. 
Bases- on balls — Off Thomas, 3. 
Hit by pitcher- By Thomas, 1. 
Struck out— By Northrup, 8; by Thomas, 7. 
Time— 1:52. 
Umpire — Walker. 



1911 



Northrup retired the side on strikes in the ninth in- 



214 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

ning and seemed able to continue the contest at the same 
gait for several innings more. 

DREYFUSS PAYS $22,500 FOR O'TOOLE 

The highest price ever paid for a player in the history 
of the national game was recorded July 22, 1911, when 
President Dreyfuss of the Pittsburg club put up $22,500 to 
secure the services of Martin O'Toole, the star pitcher of 
the St. Paul team. O'Toole previously had been tried in 
the big leagues but was not a success. His work during 
the first half of the 1911 season was of such a sensational 
character, however, that there was a great rush to get him. 
Later, Kelly, his catcher, was sold to Dreyfuss for $7,500. 
1911 O'Toole is 24 years old and has a strike-out record of eight- 
een in the Western League and seventeen in the American 
Association. 

MAGEE SUSPENSION AROUSES INTEREST 

A case which attracted much attention in 1911 was the 
suspension in July for the remainder of the season of 
Sherwood Magee of the Philadelphia National League club 
and the assessment of a $200 fine by President Lynch. 
Magee's offense consisted in assaulting Umpire Finneran in 
a game at Philadelphia on July 10. This was the severest 
punishment ever meted out to a player for a similar offense, 
and there was much discussion over it, the result being that 
the suspension was removed in August during good behav- 
ior. Magee was off duty about a month. 

JOSS BENEFIT NETS NEARLY $13,000 

A benefit for the family of the late Addie Joss, the 
pitcher of the Cleveland club who died in April, was held 
at Cleveland on July 24 and drew a crowd of 15,270 per- 
sons. There was a game of ball between the Cleveland 
team and a nine composed of American League players and 
known as All-Stars, which was won by the latter, 5 to 3. 
The sum of $12,914 was realized. 

DEATH OF ROBERT CARRUTHERS 

Robert Carruthers, a once famous pitcher and of re- 
cent years an umpire in the I. I. I. League, died in a hos- 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 215 

pital at Peoria, 111., on Aug. 5, 1911, of a nervous break- 
down. He was born in Chicago and was 52 years old. 

Carruthers began playing ball in the Western League 
as a member of the Minneapolis team and in 1883 was pur- 
chased by Von der Ahe for his St. Louis Browns. With 
this team he made a great reputation. He remained with 
St. Louis until the close of the season of 1887 when, with 
Foutz and Bushong, he was sold to Brooklyn. He was a 
member of the Brooklyn team for two years, but, not com- 
ing up to expectations, was released and drifted into the 
minor leagues, where he played for several years before 
taking up umpiring. 

Carruthers was a right-handed pitcher and a left- ^g^^ 
handed batter. 

WALSH BREAKS FUNGO RECORD 

What was known as "Comiskey field day'* was held 
at the White Sox park on the night of Sept. 30, 1911, but 
the weather interfered with the success of the exercises. 
Ed. Walsh, however, broke the record for fungo hitting. 
He drove a fly 419 feet i inch and won the first prize of 
$100. 

Messenger won the 100 yard dash in 11 seconds; Aus- 
tin, bunt and run to first, in 3 1-5 seconds; Austin, circling 
the bases, :14 15; Tony, long distance throw, 392 feet 1 inch; 
Hooper, accurate throwing. 

WATERLOO OUSTED FROM I. L I. LEAGUE 

Waterloo was ousted from the L I. I. League at a 
meeting held in Chicago early in October, 1911. The object 
was accomplished by dissolving the association and reorgan- 
izing, the Iowa city being left out in the selection of towns 
for the season of 1912. The end was attained with little 
friction. 

ATHLETICS AND GIANTS WIN PENNANTS 

The Athletics were again victors in the race for the 
American League pennant and New York led the Na- 
tional League contenders, the first time in six years. 
A feature of the post-season games was the defeat of the 
erstwhile invincible Cubs in four straight by the White Sox. 



216 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

There was some objection shortly after the opening of the 
season to the lively nature of the cork center ball, but 
this soon died out. The record: 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

Clubs. Per ct. 

New York 647 

Chicago 597 

Pittsburg 552 

Philadelphia .520 

St. Louis 500 

Cincinnati 458 

Brooklyn 427 

Boston 291 

Winning team: Marquard, Crandall, Matthewson, 

Wiltse, Raymond, Ames, Drucke, p; Myers, Wilson, c; 

^g^, Merkle, lb; Doyle, 2b; Devlin, Fletcher, Herzog, 3b; Brid- 

well, Fletcher, ss; Becker, Murray, rf; Snodgrass, cf; 

Devore, If. 

League leaders: Batting, Wagner, .334; Bergen, c, 
.981; Konetchy, lb, .991; Hummel, 2b, .972; E. Zimmer- 
man, 3b, .961; Tinker, ss, .937; Magee, If, .981; Leach, 
cf, .987; Titus, rf, .979. Marquard was leading pitcher. 

AMERICAN LEAGUE 

Clubs Per ct. 

Athletics 669 

Detroit 578 

Cleveland 523 

Chicago 509 

Boston 509 

New York 500 

Washington, 416 

St. Louis .296 

Winning team: Bender, Coombs, Plank, Morgan, 
Krause, p; Lapp, Livingstone, Thomas, c; Davis, Mclnnes, 
lb; Collins, Derrick, 2b; Baker, 3b; Barry, Mclnnes, ss; 
Oldring, cf ; B. Lord, If; Murphy, rf ; Strunk, Hartsel. 

League leaders: Batting, Cobb, .420; Sullivan, c, 
.986; Stovall, lb, .986; McConnell, 2b, .973; Turner, 3b, 
.970; Tannehill, ss, .951; Crawford, rf, .975; Cree, If, .964; 
Oldring, cf, .979. Bender was the pitching leader. 

WORLD'S SERIES TO ATHLETICS 

The world's series for 1911 was won by the Ath- 
letics, who took four games out of six played with New 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 217 

York. The receipts were $342,164.50 and the attendance 
179,851, the largest number of spectators for any one day- 
being 38,281 at New York on Oct. 14. This was a record- 
breaker. Coombs and Crandall divided pitching honors. 
The record follows: 





DATE 


WHERE 


PLAYED 




PHIL. 


N. Y. 


Oct. 14.... 


New York.. . 






1 




2 


'* 18 


Philadelphia . 
New York . . . 






3 
3 
4 
3 
13 




1 


" 17 






9 


'' 24 


Philadelphia . 
New York . . . 






2 


" 25 






4 


" 26.... 


Philadelphia . 






2 
















Won 


Lost. 


Coombs 




1 









Crandall 




1 









Bender 




2 




1 




Plank.... 




1 




1 




Matthewson 




1 




2 




Ma 

An- 


rquard 

les 










1 
1 





ADDITIONAL DEATHS OF PLAYERS 

Feb. 6— Arthur Clarkson, well-known as a pitcher 
in the 90s, died at Cambridge, Mass., aged 43 years. 

Feb. 18 — Herbert Briggs, better known as ** Buttons*^ 
Briggs, died of tuberculosis at Cleveland, Ohio. He was 
34 years old. Briggs was a member of the Chicago Cubs 
and other teams, and was one of the ten pitchers with a 
fielding per centage of 1,000. 

June 3— "Dad*' Clark, aged 45 years, died at Lorain, 
0. Before retiring he was a pitcher. 

July 26 — John J. Radcliffe, who was a member of the 
Athletics as long ago as 1867, died of heart disease at 
Ocean City, N. J. He was 62 years old. Radcliffe was an 
associate of McBride, Reach, Mills, Hatfield and Start. 

Aug. 31 — William White, a pitcher formerly with Bos- 
ton and Cincinnati, was drowned at Fort Collier, Ont. He 
was 62 years old and was in the optical business at Buffalo, 
N. Y. White is said to have been the only player who wore 
spectacles. 

Oct. 10— W. R. Parks, a well-known player in the 
70s, died at Easton, Pa., aged 65 years. 



1911 



218 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

Nov. 9 — Oscar Bielaski died at Washington, D. C, 
in his 66th year. He formerly played with Baltimore, 
Washington and Chicago. 

Nov. 21 — William Hepburn Russell, owner of the Bos- 
ton National League club, died of neuralgia of the heart. 
Mr. Russell was 54 years old and only recently came into 
possession of the club. 

COBB AND SCHULTE WIN AUTOMOBILES 

Cobb and Schulte were winners of the most valuable 
player contest, the result of which was announced at the 
close of the season of 1911. Both received automobiles. 
Ed. Walsh was second on the American League list and 
,9^^ Christy Matthewson occupied a similar position on the list 
of National League players voted on. 

WARD GETS A VERDICT FOR $1,000 

The suit of John M. Ward against President Johnson, 
of the American League, for $50,000 w^as put on trial in 
the latter part of the year 1911, and resulted in a verdict 
for the plaintiff for $1,000. The case was appealed. The 
action was the result of a published interview at the time 
Mr. Ward was a candidate for president of the National 
League in which the head of the American organization 
was quoted as calling the New Yorker a ''trickster." This 
Mr. Johnson denied. 

SPALDING WRITES BASE BALL BOOK 

"America's National Game" was the title of a book 
written by A. G. Spalding and placed before the public in 
the closing months of 191L It contained 600 pages of in- 
teresting facts and reminiscences regarding base ball and 
was illustrated in an artistic manner. 

TWO NEW LEAGUES PROJECTED 

Two new "outlaw" leagues were organized in the 
fall of 1911— the United States and the Columbian. W. A. 
Witman was chosen president of the former organization, 
and it was given out that clubs would be placed in New 
York, Brooklyn, Reading, Washington and Richmond, with 
other big league cities as possibilities. Later, the New 
York franchise was given to Chicago and a revision of the 
league's membership made as follows: Cincinnati, Cleve- 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 219 

land, Pittsburg, Chicago, Reading, Richmond, Washington 
and Brooklyn, 

The Columbian League was headed by John T. 
Powers and its circuit was compDsed of Chicago, St. Louis, 
Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis and Indianapolis. Two other 
cities were to be taken in later. 

BASE BALL CHANGES AND TRADES 

Several important changes and trades were made late 
in 191L 

The Boston American League team passed into pos- 
session of James McAleer and Robert McRoy; Clark Griffith 
was named to manage Washington, Harry Davis to fill the 
same position for Cleveland and Umpire Hank O'Day se- 
lected to succeed Griffith at Cincinnati. 

The Boston National League team was sold to James 
E. Gaff ney and John M. Ward. Ward was made president 
and Kling chosen manager. 

St. Louis traded Pitcher George to Cleveland for 
George Stovall; Washington traded Catcher Street to New 
York for Jack Knight and Pittsburg disposed of Vincent 
Campbell to Boston for Mike Donlin. 

James Callahan succeeded Hugh Duffy as manager of 
the White Sox and Jake Stahl was named as manager of 
the Boston American League team. 

The American Association, the Eastern League and 
the Pacific Coast League secured AA rating. 

COOMBS, BENDER AND MORGAN IN VAUDEVILLE 

Coombs, Bender and Morgan, of the Athletics, ap- 
peared in a vaudeville sketch after the close of the 1911 
season. They were assisted by the Pearl sisters. 

COBB IN "THE COLLEGE WIDOW" 

Tyrus Cobb made his first stage appearance in the 
fall of 1911 in "The College Widow" and proved a success. 
He stated in an interview that he would like to be a great 
actor, but that he did not think stage work beneficial to a 
man playing ball. 

PICKING BASE BALL'S TWENTY GREATEST 

Picking base ball's twenty greatest players was a 
fad among admirers of the game as 1911 drew to a close. 



1911 



220 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

Charles Comiskey, the White Sox owner, named the follow- 
ing list: Buck Ewing, Mike Kelly, A. C. Anson, Charles 
Ferguson, Fred Pfeffer, Eddie Collins, Hans Wagner, John 
Glasscock, Harry Lord, Tyrus Cobb, Fred Clark, William 
Keeler, Tommy McCarthy, Charles Radbourne, Lajoie, Rob- 
ert Carruthers, Christy Matthewson, Clark Griffith and Ed. 
Walsh. 

Sam Crane, a star of days gone by, picked the fol- 
191, lowing: George Wright, Ross Barnes, A. C. Anson, Mike 
Kelly, Charles Radbourne, Fred Dunlap, Buck Ewing, J. M. 
Ward, Charles Comiskey, Bill Lange, John J. McGraw, 
Larry Lajoie, Fred Clarke, Hans Wagner, William Keeler, 
James Collins, Christy Matthewson, Hal Chase, Ty. Cobb 
and Eddie Collins. 

DEATH OF JAMES DOYLE 

James Doyle, who played third base for the Chica- 
go National League team in 1911, died at Syracuse, N. Y., 
Feb. 2, 1912, following an operation for appendicitis. He 
was a graduate of Niagara University and went to the Cubs 
from Louisville early in the season of 191L Doyle did 
great work while with the Chicago team. His age was 24. 

GEORGE AMOLE FOUND DEAD 

George Amole, once a well-known pitcher, was found 
dead in bed at his boarding house in Wilmington, Del., on 
March 12, 1912. He was 39 years old, and since his retire- 
ment had been following the occupation of a carpenter. 

CONGRESSMAN ALLEGES BASE BALL TRUST 

Representative Gallagher of Chicago in March, 1912, 
1912 introduced a resolution in Congress providing for an invest- 
igation of what he termed the "base ball trust." He de- 
clared the game as at present managed was a big monopo- 
ly and that the players were little less than slaves in that 
they were sold or traded without any voice in the matter 
and blacklisted if they refused to obey. The resolution 
was referred. 

The publication of the fact that such a resolution had 
been presented aroused considerable interest, but the base 
ball magnates expressed themselves as in no wise alarmed. 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 221 

They declared they were ready for an investigation at any 

time. President Johnson said: 

We would be glad to have an investigation. 
There is no base ball trust and competition is not 
stifled. Any one who desires is welcome to get in 
the game. So far as men being enslaved is con- 
cerned, a large number of players are drawing sal- 
aries in excess of what is paid to congressmen. 
That does not look much like enslavement. 

President Lynch, of the National League, had this to 
say in regard to the proposed investigation: 

So far as the National League of Base Ball 
Clubs is concerned we invite an investigation. There 
is absolutely nothing savoring of a trust in our 
league. We do not in any manner stifle or attempt 
to stifle competition. I indorse everything that 
Ban Johnson, president of the American League, 
says. 

Chairman Herrmann, of the National Commission, ex- 
pressed himself in the following manner: 

I don't know what he [Gallagher] means unless 
it is a joke. There is no base ball trust, and from 
the nature of the game there never can be. The 
Comrftission does not fix prices. Different prices 
are charged in different cities. There can be an 
investigation at any time without any objection 
from the National Commission. 

James A. Hart, former president of the Chicago Na- 
tional League club, who had just returned from a trip 
around the world, in an interview declared himself in favor 
of the resolution. 

GREEN SUES NATIONAL BOARD FOR $100,000 

Guy Green, former owner of an Indian ball team, and 
for a time proprietor of the club at Lincoln, Neb., brought 
suit against the National Board of Arbitration of the Na- 
tional Association early in 1912 for $100,000 for advising 
clubs not to play with Green's organization until he set- 
tled a fine of $100. This fine, according to the plaintiff, he 
paid under coercion. The sum asked Green claims is due 
him owing to damage caused by the action of the Board and 
also the publication of said fine in the Official Bulletin. 



1912 



222 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

Later the National Association, through its attorneys, filed 
its answer to the suit, disputing the jurisdiction of the 
court. This was the status of the case when this volume 
went to press. 

TEAMS READY FOR OPENING 1912 SEASON 

The different major league clubs departed for the 
south at the usual time to go into training for the season 
of 1912. The weather conditions at some of the points se- 
lected, however, delayed operations for awhile, but did not 
interfere with the work in hand to any serious extent, as 
in a short time the most glowing reports were received from 
1 9 J 2 all of the camps and the usual confidence expressed by the 
several managers of the ability of their athletic aggrega- 
tions to make an enviable showing in the approaching bat- 
tle for the pennant. The Athletics were the first to finish 
training. Following is a list of the places at which the 
different teams got themselves into condition : 

National League— New York at Marlin Springs, 
Texas; Chicago at New Orleans; Pittsburg at Hot 
Springs, Ark.; Philadelphia at Hot Springs, Ark.; 
Cincinnati at Columbus, Ga. ; St. Louis at Jackson, 
Miss. ; Brooklyn at Hot Springs, Ark . ; Boston at 
Augusta, Ga. 

American League— Philadelphia at San Anto- 
nio, Texas; Chicago at Waco, Texas; Detroit at 
Monroe, La.; Cleveland at New Orleans; Boston at 
Hot Springs, Ark.; New York at Atlanta, Ga. ; 
Washington at Charlottesville, Va. ; St. Louis at 
Montgomery, Ala. 



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APPENDIX 

CONTAINING 
Cummings' Own Story of How He Originated Curve Pitching. 
Li^ of Perfect Game Pitchers of all Leagues. 
Li^ of Major League No Hit Pitchers. 
Li^ of Minor League No Hit Pitchers. 
Minor League Strike Out . Performers. 
Holders of the Various Records. 
Scores and Miscellaneous Data. 



i 



STORY OF THE CURVE BALL 

WILLIAM ARTHUR CUMMINGS TELLS HOW HE ORGI- 
NATED THE CHANGE IN PITCHING 

TO EDITOR OF BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS: 

The idea of a curve ball, like the idea of many 
inventions, was brought about by a trifle. 

In the summer of 1863 a number of boys engaged 
in a game of ball on a vacant lot in the city of Brooklyn, 
N. Y. After the contest was over they amused them- 
selves by throwing clam shells along the shore, watching 
the wide curves they made, first in one direction, then in u^^ ^f 
another, with great curiosity. The writer of this article 
was one of that party, and, while watching the curving 
shells, thought what a great thing it would be if a pitcher 
could do the same with a ball. 

At first this idea appeared ridiculous — in fact, 
something impossible — but as wild and impossible as it 
seemed I could not get the idea out of my mind. After 
a time I told my companions of it, but received little 
encouragement from them. All were willing to admit it 
would be a grand thing, but argued that as no man had 
ever attempted anything of the kind it was foolish for 
a boy of less than 15 to think he could accomplish such a 
seeming impossibility. 

As time passed on I became more and more con- 

225 



a Boy 
Under 15 



226 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

vinced of its practicability, but the boys only called it 
' ' Cummings ' crazy curve" and made considerable fun of 
it in a good-natured way. None of them, with the ex- 
ception of my catcher, Edward Chappelle, took the matter 
seriously. Chappelle, however, believed in the possibil- 
ity of pitching a curve ball and was anxious to see the 
idea worked out. From this date on I put in all my 
spare time practicing, Chappelle doing the catching. 
Every day I would be at it holding the ball in many 
different ways and throwing with a variety of motions. 
Of course, many of the ways in which I held or threw 
the -ball were useless, and these I discarded . 

I often wonder that a boy of 15 should be devoted 

enough to an idea to put in the number of hard hours 

daily that I did on the curve ball and keep at it so long. 

I was following an unknown trail, with nothing whatever 

to guide me, and with no opportunity to profit by the 

mistakes of others. I did not kiPow what would make a 

Professors ball curve when thrown through the air, and there was 

Investigate uo ouc to tcll mc. lu fact, the scientific explanation was 

N'ewidea ^ot glvcu uutll ycars after I had perfected the idea and 

gave a demonstration of it before professors and other 

learned men from Yale. 

In practicing I soon found that the ball in order to 
curve had to be thrown so it would revolve rapidly while 
passing through the air, but it was some time before T 
discovered that I had better success in pitching against 
the wind than I did in pitching with it. 

At the time I was .working on the curve the rules 
for the pitcher compelled him to keep both feet firmly 
on the ground until after the ball was delivered. The 
arm swung close to and straight with the body, hand 
below the waist. As far as I have been able to learn 
I am the only one who ever pitched a curve ball under 
these rules. After the rule was changed to allow an 
underhand throw it was much easier to pitch a curve 
and also possible to get a wider curve. 

The rule I was working under was a serious handi- 
cap. If any of my readers are pitchers, and doubt this. 
I would suggest that they try pitching a curve in this 
way. 

Though at first I was not successful in causing* the 



APPENDIX 227 

ball to take on a curve, I found that the constant practice 
I was indulging in was improving my pitching ability in 
every way. I had better control and more speed and it 
was a strong team that could defeat the nine with which 
I was connected. 

In 1865 I entered Falley Seminary at Fulton, N. Y., 
and it was while at this institution that I succeeded in 
causing the sphere to curve. I found that by holding 
the ball with my thumb, first and second fingers, giving 
it a twist with my second finger and giving a snap with 
my wrist I could cause it to assume a curved flight on 
its way to the plate, but it was fully two years later 
before I got control sufficient to pitch the curve under 
any and all conditions and place the ball exactly where 
I wished to. 

While at Falley I pitched in the famous games 
where we won the silver ball, using the curve to ad- 
vantage. The following story, written by Mr. B. S. Mc- us« 
Kinstry of Fulton, N. Y., who was a member of the same curve at 
team as myself, appeared in the Fulton Patriot of Nov. College 
24, 1909, and tells of the first pitching of a curve ball in 
a regular game, though the curve was not officially rec 
ognized until the Excelsior-Harvard game in 1867. 

FULTON LEADS. 



Falley Seminary Furnishes the Original Curve 
Pitcher of the Country. 



Cummings Pitched the First Curved Ball in 1865 

on the Fulton Fair Grounds — Interesting 

Base Ball History. 



In the year 1865 there was a young man at- 
tending Falley Seminary in Fulton of the name of 
W, Arthur Cummings and his home was in Brook- 
lyn, N. Y. The Patriot herewith presents a portrait 
of the young man taken while attending school in 
this city. 

When the Oswego Falls Agricultural Society 
issued its annual premium list for the fair of 18(35 
(forty-four years ago) it offered a prize of a silver 
ball to the best base ball team in Oswego county. 

The students of Falle^y Seminary in Fulton 
decided they would go after this prize and they 
organized the Hercules Base Ball Club of Fulton. 
There were two good base ball clubs in Oswego 
then — the old Ontarios and the Oswegos. An ar- 
rangement was made between the Hercules and 
Oswego teams whereby five of the men of the for- 



228 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

mer club (with Cummings as pitcher) and four of 
the Oswegos were to play against the Ontarios. 
The Hercules-Oswego nine then challenged the On- 
tarios to come to Oswego Falls and play for the 
silver ball. The Ontarios accepted the challenge. 

The Ontarios were confident from the start 
of landing the prize, as they considered their op- 
ponents the easiest proposition in the base ball 
line. So confident were they that they chartered 
a special train, hired a brass band and made a 
great demonstration in marching to the scene of 
the contest. 

The game was played on the fair grounds m 
Oswego Falls and the umpire, who was from Oswego, 
had a very strenuous time. There were several 
heated disputes over his decisions. The Hercules- 
Oswego team won the game, but the score has been 
forgotten by the survivors of the contest. 

After the game there was a question between 
the members of the winning team as to which nine 
the ball belonged, Oswego or Hercules. To decide 
the dispute another game was arranged between 
the Hercules team and the regular Oswego nine. 
The game was played on the village park in Fulton, 
in front of Falley Seminary, and was attended by 
Fir^ Curve a large crowd. The Oswego players came with 

many of their friends and the Jf ulton players had 
many enthusiastic rooters, 
in Year 1865 The line-up of the Fulton team was as follows: 

W. L. Telford, c; W, Arthur Cummings, p; C. G. 
Bennett, lb; E. P. Brown, ss; B. S. McKinstry, rf; 
E. K. Esmond, 2b; W. J. Watson, If; A. E. West- 
cott, 3b; T, Esmond, cf. 

The Oswegos were a strong team, but their 
heavy batters could not connect with Cummings ' 
curves any better than the Ontarios did in the 
first game, except by accident, and their hits did 
not count as in former games with other teams. In 
the latter part of the contest they could not hit 
Cummings at all, while the ** Butter Fingers" hit 
when hits meant runs and won the game by a score 
of 34 to 32. 

The silver ball is of regulation size, on which 
is engraved in one circle the following: ''Won 
May 19, 1866." In another circle is the followin;^- 
inscription: ''B. F. N. of H. B. B. C. " The bal- 
ance of the surface of the ball contains the names 
and residences of the players. 

From this it will be seen that the two games 
played in Oswego Falls and Fulton in 1865 and 
1866 were the first contests played anywhere in 
which a curve ball was pitched. It also establishes 
beyond successful contradiction that Arthur Cum- 
mings was the originator of the curved pitch. m1 
ball. And further, the dates — 1865 and 1866-- 
antedate the Brooklyn-Boston game alluded to In 
Collier 's. 



Pitched 



APPENDIX 229 

After graduating from Falley I returned to 
Brooklyn, where I joined the Star Juniors, a team of 
boys whose ages ranged around 17 years. We played 
thirty-seven games, winning thirty-five, our two defeats 
being at the hands of teams whose members were over 
20 years old. A number of older players from such clubs 
as the Excelsiors and Stars used to come to our games, 
and among them was Joseph Leggett, catcher for the 
Excelsiors. One day Leggett requested me to pitch to 
him before our game began. I did so, and after catching 
me for a while and sizing up my work he asked me to 
join the Excelsiors. I gladly accepted the invitation, as 
the Excelsiors were a social organization having several 
clubs in the field and I felt that I would get more ex- 
perience and advance faster with them. 

In the summer of 1866 the Excelsiors made a trip 
to Washington to play the Nationals and Unions of that 
city. In the Union game I played center field for seven 
innings, when a number of W^ashington people asked to Curve Bail 
have me put in to pitch as they wished to see the ''boy officially 
pitcher." In those days a boy who could pitch with Re^ognj^ed 
ability was an unusual thing and attracted considerable 
attention, and I believe I was the first boy to have the 
honor of pitching for the senior Excelsior club, being at 
that time a little over 17. I did very well during the two 
innings that I pitched and received considerable praise 
for it. That year I also pitched against the strong 
Eureka club of Newark, N. J., and surprised the crowd 
by defeating them by a large margin. 

I remained with the Excelsiors through 1867 and 
in this year pitched the game in which the curve ball was 
officially recognized. We were playing Harvard on Jarvis 
Field and Archie Bush, a heavy hitter, was at the bat. 
By this time I had gained good control of the curve and 
decided I would use it on him. The first ball he struck 
at went about a foot beyond the end of his bat. I tried' 
again, with the same result. With others of the Harvard 
batters I did the same and before the game was over 1 
had fully satisfied myself that I had mastered the curve 
and that it was destined to be a success and play an im- 
portant part in base ball contests of the future. 

In 1868 I joined the famous Star club of Brooklyn, 



c 



230 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

the crack amateur organization of tlie country, and re- 
mained with them through 1868-69-70-71. During this 
time we won every series of games with amateur and 
college clubs we played, winning the amateur champion- 
ship of the United States and Canada. The Stars also 
defeated many strong professional nines, including the 
Mutuals of New York and the Olympics of Washington. 
The Olympics had defeated the Mutuals, Athletics, 
Atlantics and other clubs of note. 

The following from the Brooklyn Union of July 9, 
1870, tells of the Star-Mutual game, which the Stars 
won, 14 to 3 : 

In pitching Wolter 's swift delivery was not 
only surpassed in speed by that of Cummings, but 
in strategic play did the Star pitcher fully equal 
even Martin, this being a rare combination of pitch- 
ing talent in one man. In fact, the play of Cum- 
mings in his position as pitcher in this game shows 
conclusively that he has studied the science of his 
art, for it was not his speed which troubled the 
Mutual batsmen, but a command of the ball which 
Pitching enabled him to practically illustrate "how not to 

do it ' '^a peculiar power of giving a curve to the 
line of the ball to the right or to the left, and this 
is one of the chief elements of his success. 

Wolters and Martin were the Mutual pitchers. 

During my four years with the Stars I used the 
curve ball with great success and received many offers 
from professional clubs all over the country at salaries 
that were very large for those days. 

In 1872 I entered professional arena by joining 
the Mutuals, and I pitched every game we played that 
year. 

In 1873 I played with Baltimore, in 1874 with 
Philadelphia, in 1875-6 with Hartford and in 1877 with 
Lynn, Mass. In June, 1877, I secured my release from 
Lynn and finished the. season with Cincinnati. 

In 1875 I pitched for Hartford in the great eleven 
inning 1 to game with Chicago, and although defeated 
held the Chicago batters to five hits. This, I believe, 
was the first extra inning 1 to game on record. 

In the fall of 1877 I was elected president of the 
International Association, a new league organized at 
Pittsburg. 



ummings 



Praised 



APPENDIX 



231 



In conclusion, the following article, written by T. H. 
Murnane and appearing in the Boston Globe of April 5, 
1896, will prove of interest : 

For years Cummings was known to the base 
ball world as the boy wonder, and the heavy hit- 
ters of the country were at his mercy. I never 
saw a more graceful ball player or one with more 
confidence in himself on a ball field. 

When one hears so much of lame arm pitchers 
it must be quite a treat to see this veteran go out 
on the field and show the youngsters how to curve 
a ball as he taught Mann at Princeton in the early 
seventies and Avery of Yale in 1874. Both of these 
college boys were for years given credit for dis- 
covering something new in curve pitching that Mr. 
Cummings modestly allowed to go on record. 

To W. A. Cummings and to him alone belongs 
all the glory of the discovery of curve pitching. 

W. A. CUMMINGS. 

HIGHEST PITCHING AVERAGES 

Year. Name. Games. 

1875 A. G. Spalding 63 

1907 W. Donovan 29 

1884 Charles Fiadbourne 72 

1910 L. Cole 33 

1906 Edward Keulbach 33 

1899 James Hughes 34 

1896 W. Hoffer 35 

1910 C. A. Bender 30 

1902 Jack Chesbro 33 

1904 Joseph MeGinnity 51 

1909 H. Camnitz. .. /. 41 

1909 C. Matihfcwson 37 

1905 Sam Leever j . . 33 

1880 L. Corcoran 56 

1885 J. Clarkson : 70 

1894 J. Meekin 47 

1897 Amos Rusie 37 

1909 G. Mullin 37 



PERFECT FIELDING 

Year. Name. 

1903 Harry Howell 

1904 Herbert Briggs 

1905. T. F. Sparks......... 

1906 Lewis Richie 

1907 A. Dorner 

1908 M. Brown 

1909 G. McQuillan 

1910 W. Scan'an 

1910 S. Leever 

1910.... Oy. Yourg 

1911 F. Pfeffer 

1911 H. M-Intire 

1911 C. A. Bender 



PITCHERS 

Games. 

23 

34 

34 

33 

36 

44 

41 

34 

25 

27 

26 

25 

31 



Per Ct. 

.899 
.862 
.838 
.833 
.826 
.823 
.823 
.821 
.818 
.814 
.806 
.806 
.800 
.798 
.790 
.790 
.784 
.784 



Per Ct. 
1.000 
1.000 
1.000 
1.000 
1.000 
1.000 
1.000 
1.000 
1.000 
1.000 
1.000 
1.000 
1.000 



232 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 

PERFECT GAME PITCHERS 

CONTESTS IN WHICH 

NOT A MAN REACHED FIRST BASE 

NON-LEAGUE 

JAMES GALVIN 

Ionia, Mich., Tournament, Aug. 17, 1876. St. 
Louis Reds vs. Cass Club, Detroit. 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

J. LEE RICHMOMD 

June 12, 1880. Worcester vs. Cleveland. 

JOHN M. WARD 

June 17, 1880. Providence vs. Buffalo. 

AMERICAN LEAGUE 

DENTON C. YOUNG 

May 5, 1904. Boston vs. Athletics. 

ADDIE JOSS 
Oct. 2, 1908. Cleveland vs. Chicago. 



MINOR LEAGUES 

THOMAS FISHER 

Sept. 1, 1906. Shreveport vs. Montgomery. 

BERT HUMPHRIES 

May 20, 1908. Charleroi vs. Fairmont. 

CHARLES EVANS 

July 21, 1908. Hartford vs. Bridgeport. . 

E. PACKARD 

Aug. 8, 1908. Independence vs. Bartlesville. 

C. CARMICHAEL 

Aug. 9, 1910. Buifalo vs. Jersey City. 

"RED" FABER 

Aug. 18, 1910. Dubuque vs. Davenport. 

J. NORTHROP 

June 14, 1911. Reading vs. Lancaster. 



APPENDIX 233 

The game at the head of the list was the first one of 
its kind in the annals of base ball. A five days' tourna- 
ment was held at Ionia, Mich., at which a number of pro- 
fessional and amateur teams from the middle west com- 
peted. The contest took place in the morning and resulted 
11 to in favor of the Reds. Galvin's great work attracted 
little attention, some reports of the game not even mention- 
ing his name. One prominent newspaper reported it in this 
manner: "At the tournament this morning the St. Louis 
Reds defeated the Cass club of Detroit 11 to 0. Not a man 
reached first base." 

MAJOR LEAGUE NO HIT PITCHERS 
Date. Pitcher Winning Club. 

May 29, 1875 *Mann Princeton 

July 28, 3875 Borden Philadelphia 

Aug. 4, 1875 Devlin Chicago 

July 15, 1876 Bradley St. Louis 

June 12, 1880 Richmond Worcester 

" 17, 1880 Ward Providence 

Aug. 19, 1880 Corcoran Chicago 

'• 20, 1880 Galvin Buffalo 

Sept. 11, 1882 Mullane Louisville 

" 19, 1882 Hecker Louisville 

• * 20, 1882 Corcoran Chicago 

Oct. 10, 1882 Driscoll Allegheny 

June 25, 1883 Radbourne Providence 

Sept. 13, 1883 Daily Cleveland 

May 6, 1884 McKeon Indianapolis 

" 24, 1884 Atkisson Athletics 

" 29, 1884 Morris Columbus 

June 13, 1884 Mountain Columbus 

July 27, 1884 Corcoran Chicago 

Aug. 4, 1884 Galvin Buffalo 

" 26, 1884 Burns Cincinnati 

Oct. 4. 1884 Kimber Brooklyn 

July 27, 1885 Clarkson Chicago 

Aug. 29, 1885 Ferguson Philadelphia 

May 1 , 1886 Atkisson Athletics 

July 24, 1886 Terry Brooklyn 

Oct. 6, 1886 Kilroy Baltimore 

May 27, 1888 Terry Brooklyn 

June 6, 1888 Porter Kansas City 

" 26, 1888 Seward Athletics 

July 31, 1888 Weyhing Athletics 

June 21, 1890 King Chicago 

Sept. 15, 1890 Titcomb Rochester 

June 22, 1891 -. . . . Lovett Brooklyn 

July 31, 1891 Kusie New York 

Oct. 4, 1891 Breitenstein St. Louis 

Aug. 6. 1892 Stivetts Boston 

" 22, 1892 Sanders Louisville 



234 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



Oct. 35, 1892 Jones Cincinnati 

Aug. 16, 1893 Hawke Baltimore 

Sept.l8, 1897 Cy. Young Cleveland 

April 22, 1898 Breitenstein Cincinnati 

1898 Hughes Baltimore 

July 8, 1898 Thornton Chicago 

Aug. 21, 1898 Thornton Chicago 

May 28, 1899 Phillippe Louisville 

8, 1899 Gray Buffalo 

June 9, 1899 Newton Indianapolis 

Aug. 7. 1899 Willis Boston 

July 12, 1901 Hahn Cincinnati 

" 15, 1901 Matthewson New York 

Sept.20,1902 Callahan Chicago 

Sept. 18, 1903 Eraser Philadelphia 

May 5,1904 Cy. Young .....Boston 

Aug. 17, 1904 Tannehill Boston 



June 13, 1905. 
July 22, 1905 
Sept. 27, 1905. 
Sept. 6, 1905 
May 3, 1906 
July 20, 1906 . 
May 8, 1907. 
Sept.20, 1907. 
June 30, 1908, 



Matthewson New York 

. Henley Philadelphia 

. Dineen Boston 

. Smith Chicago 

. Lush Philadelphia 

.Eason Brooklyn 

. Pfeffer Boston 

Maddox Pittsburg 

. Cy. Young Boston 



July 4, 1908 Wiltse New York 

Sept. 5,1908 Rucker .....Brooklyn 

" 18, 1908 Rhoades Cleveland 

' ' 20, 1908 Smith Chicago 

Oct. 2, 1908 Joss Cleveland 

Apr. 20, 1910 Joss Cleveland 

May 12, 1910 Bender Philadelphia 

July 29, 1911 Wood Boston 

Aug. 27, 1911 Walsh Chicago 

* College game. First no hit contest in the history of base ball. 

In the above table the club to which the no hit pitcher was attached 
is given as the winner. This holds good in all cases except that of the 
Chicago Brotherhood team. King losing on account of errors. 

SOME MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STARS 



Player. Per ct. 

Huelsman 411 

Smith 402 

White 393 

Miller 383 

Connors 377 

Fournier .377 

Meloan 376 

Coyle 376 

Blakesley 370 

Barrows 370 

Murphy 366 

Beckley 365 

Wilson 365 

Cravath .363 



Player. Per ct. 

Welch 362 

Cockill 360 

Connolly 355 

Delehanty 355 

Oomstock 354 

Cannell 354 

Jackson 354 

Muller 353 

Mayer .352 

Bues 352 

Flanagan 352 

Speaker 350 

Fluharty 350 

Mills 348 



APPENDIX 



235 



MINOR LEAGUE NO HIT PITCHERS 

Following will be found a list of the no hit pitchers 
of the various college and minor league teams. In many 
instances the record shows more than one game of this kind 
to the credit of the individual in question, notably the case 
of Justus, who pitched four such contests in one season. 
Several went into extra innings. There will be noticed in 
the list the names of former major league pitchers, showing 
that their old-time skill had not entirely deserted them and 
that they were still holding their own in their new field of 
labor. 



ABELES 


ALBERTS 


ASHER 


ABERCROMBIE 


ALLEN 


ASHTON 


ABSTEIN 


APPLEGATE 


AUTEN 


AHLSTROM 


ARCHER 




BAILEY 


B 
BEDIENT 


BRENNAN 


BAKER 


BEER 


BRAMBLE 


BANNISTER 


BELTZ 


BRINKER 


BARBER 


BEMIS 


BROOKS 


BARRY 


BITTROLFF 


BROWN 


BARTHOLD 


BLUM 


BROWNING 


BATTIN 


BOEHLER 


BUCHANAN 


BAUMGARDNER 


BOOTHBY 


BUCK 


BAUSWINE 


BRANDON 


BURNHAM 


BAYLESS 


BRAZELLE 


BUTLER 


BECK 


BREITENSTEIN 


BYRD 


CALBERT 


C 
CHENAULT 


COMSTOCK 


CALLAHAN 


CHELETTE 


CONGDON 


CAMNITZ 


CHRISTIAN 


CONNOLLY 


CAMPBELL 


CHRISTMAN 


CORBETT 


CARMICHAEL 


CLARK 


COVALESKI 


CASSIDY 


COLLINS 


CRONIN 


CATES 


CLYDE 


CURTIS 


CHAMBERS 


COLEMAN 




DAHLGREN 


D 
DANIHY 


DICKINSON 


DALE 


DARRAH 


DOANE 


DALY 


DEMAREE 


DUGGAN 


DANIELS 


DEARDOFF 


DUNBAR 


EATON 


E 
EIS 


ESSELBURN 


EBERLY 


ELLIS 


EVANS 


EDELBAUM 


ERICKSON 


EUUL 



236 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



FABER 


FLETCHER 


FROST 


FAY 


FOSTER 


FREEMAN 


FARLEY 


FOULK 


FULLENWEIDER 


FARTHING 


FOXEN 


FULLER 


FISHER 


FRAHM 


FULLWEIDER 


FITZWATER 


FRIEL 




FLATER 


FRIEND 




GALBRAITH 


G 
GEORGE 


GREGG 


CALVIN 


GIBSON 


GROOM 


GASKILL 


GILBERT 


GROTHE 


GASPAR 


GODDARD 


GROUCH 


GAULT 


GRANLEY 


GROVER 


HAGERMAN 


H 

HAYES 


HOUSER 


HALLA 


HENKLE 


HOWARD 


HALLMAN 


HILDEBRAND 


HUMES 


HANNIFAN 


HILL 


HUMPHRIES 


HARMON _ 


HINRICKSON 


HURLEY 


HAYDEN 


HOLMES 





IRVIN 



JACKSON 


JONES 


JUSTUS 


JENKINS 


JOHNSON 




KANE 


K 

KENT 


KOESTNER 


KEADY 


KILLILAY 


KRAMER 


KEELEY 


KINSELLA 


KROH 


KEEVER 


KLAWITTER 




LAMLINE 


L 
LEROY 


LONG 


LANG 


LEWIS 


LOOS 


LATTIMORE 


LIEBHARDT 


LUCAS 


LAUDERMILK 


LISTERN 


LUYSTER 


LEE 


LIVELY 


LYNCH 


MADDEN 


M 

MITCHELL 


McCLOSKEY 


MAKEPEACE 


MOFFITT 


McCONNELL 


MANGER 


MORAN 


McCORRY 


MARONEY 


MORIARITY 


McFARLAND 


MARQUARD 


MORK 


McGREW 


MAYER 


MORRISSEY 


McILVEEN 


MAYBERRY 


MULLER 


McLEAN 


MEANS 


McCAMMANT 


McQUILLIN 


MILLER 


McCarthy 


McSURDY 


MINCH 


McCLINTOCK 




NEWMYER 


N 

NICHOLSON 


NOYES 


NIEHAUS 


NORTHROP 




NICHOL 


NOPS 





O'BRIEN 
OLMSTED 



PACKARD 

PADDEN 

PADDOCK 

PAIGE 

PARKER 

PARKS 



QUINN 



APPENDIX 




o 

OTEY 
OTIS 


O TOOLE 
OWENS 


P 
PATRICK 
PAl ilSON 
PEARS 
PEITZ 

PENNYBAKER 
PFEFFER 


PHILLIPS 
PLANK 
POTTER 
PRINCE 
PRUI 1 1 



237 



Q 



RAGAN 

RASMUSSEN 
RAY 

RAYMOND 
REIGER 



RELAY 

RENFER 

RICHMOND 

RILEY 

RIXEY 



ROBERTS 
ROBERTSON 
ROBINSON 
RUSH 



SALVE 

SCHNELBERG 

SCHANTZE 

SCHARDT 

SCHULZ 

SCHUMAN 

SEDGWICK 

SINDELAR 

SITTON 

SKEELS 



TAFF 
TAYLOR 
TONY 
TESSEREAU 



UPP 



SKILLIN 

SLATER 

SEINE 

SMITH 

SORRELL 

SPEER 

STANLEY 

STEIGER 

STEPHENS 

STERLING 

T 
TEVIS 
THEISEN 
THOMPSON 
TOMPKINS 

U 



STOEHR 

STOVALL 

STOWERS 

STREMMELL 

SULLIVAN 

SUTER 

SWANN 

SWANSON 

SYFERT 



TOUCHSTONE 
TRETTER 



VALLANDINGHAM VAN DYKE 



WAGNER 

WAHRMAN 

WALLER 

WALLS 

WALTERS 

WARD 

WARHOP 

WATT 



WEBB 

WEHRELL 

WEST 

WHITE 

WIGGS 

WILLIAMS 

WILLIS 

WILSON 



W 



VAUGHN 

WIZOTZKY 

WOLFGANG 

WOOD 

WOODBURN 

WORMWOOD 

WRIGHT 



YOUNG 
ZIEGLER 



ZMICH 



238 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS 



MINOR 


LEAGUE STRlKE-OUT PITCHERS 


Following is a list of pitchers 


of the various minor 


leagues who have struck out ten or more batters in a game 


of nine innings 


. This list — as well 


as that of the minor 


league no hit 


pitchers was prepared especially for this 


volume: 


TWENTY-ONE 




*CONZLEMAN 


*GILLINS 

TWENTY 


♦LYNCH 


MITCHELL 


MORAN 

NINETEEN 




BROWN 


JACOBSON 

EIGHTEEN 




BAKER 


KLEPFNER 


SMITH 


DAVIS 


O'BRIEN 




HALL 


OTOOLE 

SEVENTEEN 




BERGER 


MASON 


WAGNER 


KALER 


VAUGHN 

SIXTEEN 




GREGG 


ABELES 

FIFTEEN 




BAUMGARDNER 


LONG 


SCHUI 7 


BRANDON 


NEUMYER 

FOURTEEN 


WIGGS 


BAILEY 


GILROY 


SCHLITZER 


BAXTER 


HOLMES 


SWENDELL 


CHECH 


LAUDERMILK 


THOMPSON 


FISHER 


PAIGE 


WEIMER 


GEIST 


SIMPSON 

THIRTEEN 


WORMWOOD 


ATKINS 


DAUSS 


STROUD 


BAKER 


FABER 


VEASY 


BUCK 


FINLAYSON 


WALLER 


BURKE 


GASKILL 


WILDER 


CASHION 


KINSELLA 




CAMNITZ 


PINKNEY 

TWELVE 




BENTON 


GARVIN 


OWENS 


BILLS 


GURNEY 


PARKER 


COOK 


HENLEY 


PIERCE 


CORCORAN 


HILDEBRAND 


ROBINSON 


CORNS 


HOLLENBECK 


RUSSELL 


CRUTCHEY 


JENKINS 


SCHETTLER 


DOUGHERTY 


KNAPP 


SINDELAR 


DROHAN 


KNITZER 


WALKER 


DYGERT- 


MILLER 


WOOD 


FARLEY 


MILLIGAN 


ZEIGLER 


FREEMAN 


MOORE 

ELEVEN 




BOICE 


HOPE 


RAGAN 


CRAIG 


HOVLICK 


REISIGL 


FOX 


LAKAFF 


ROBERTAILLE 



APPENDIX 



239 



GOODWIN 

HAFFORD 

HARDIN 

HARDY 

HICKEY 

HIXON 

ASHLEY 

BRINKER 

BUSHELMAN 

GATHERS 

GAVETT 

GHALMERS 

GHENEY 

GLARKE 

GLUNN 

DALE 

DENT 

DEMARRES 

GILBERT 



LAKE 

LESSARD 

LOTZ 

MALLORY 

MERGER 

NEWTON 

TEN 
GOUGH 
GRAY 
GRIFFITH 
HAGERMAN 
HOGH 
HUGHES 
HUMPHRIES 
JANIGAN 
LAFITTE 
MANSKE 
McGLOSKEY 
McGONNELL 
MUELLER 



PERDUE 

STANLEY 

STEELE 

SUTER 

TESSEREAU 

WILTSE 

NELSON 

NEUSGHAFER 

PEASTER 

POPE 

SEINE- 

SWANSON 

WALKER 

WALSH 

WIGKER 

WORKS 

YOUNG 

ZACKERT 



College record. 



BASE STEALING BY MINORS 



Name. No. 

Zimmerman 105 

Austin 97 

Sheffield 94 

Egan 93 

Thebo 90 

Craven '. 87 

Ohland 84 

Raftery 80 

Reilly 80 

Ohring 79 

Mitchell 79 

Tui pin 75 

Morse 75 

Jenkins 75 



Name. No. 

Ling 74 

Ellis 73 

Kane 73 

Brier 69 

Watson 68 

Rowan 68 

Long 65 

Vandergraft 64 

Miller 64 

Rodgers 63 

McMurray 60 

Fox 58 

Meyer 57 

Bell 56 



MINOR LEAGUE HOME RUN BATTERS 



Name. No. 

Roth 36 

Bodie 30 

Cravath 29 

Bues 27 

Tate 23 

Metz 22 

Thomas 22 

Harms 21 

Jordan 20 

Kraft 19 

Brashear 18 

LeJeune 18 

Dolan 18 

Freeman 18 

Hopkins 18 



Name. No. 

Huelsman 17 

Phyle 16 

Servatius 16 

Porkorney 16 

Shaw 16 

Durham 15 

Claire 14 

Beall 14 

Renard 14 

Ferris 14 

Hyatt 14 

Bills 11 

Hanford 11 

Gandill 11 

Williams 10 



240 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS 



NATIONAL LEAGUE RECORD GAME 

The Chicago and Cincinnati teams played a twenty- 
inning tie game at Cincinnati on July 30, 1892. The score 
was 7 runs each. This, with the twenty-inning game played 
on Aug. 24, 1905, between Chicago and Philadelphia, is the 
National League record. Score of Cincinnati-Chicago game: 



CHICAGO 



Wilmot, If.. 
Dahlen, 3b. . 
Schriver, c . 
Anson, lb.. 
Dungan, rf. 
Canavan, 2b 
Cooney, ss. . 
Gumbert, p. 
Luby, cf. . . . 

Totals. . 



R. 


H. 


P.O. 


A. 








9 





1 


1 


5 


9 


1 


1 


5 


3 


2 


4 


23 


1 





3 


3 





1 





6 


7 


1 


2 


7 


6 


1 


2 





6 





i 


2 





7 


14 


60 


32 



E. 



CINCINNATI 



McPhee, 2b. . 
Latham, 3b. . 
O'Neill, If... 
Holliday, if. 
Browning, cf 
Comiskey. lb, 
Smith, ss. . . . 
Vaughn, c. . . , 
Mullane, p. . . . 

Totals . . . 



R. H. P.O. A. E. 



1 I 2 
I 1 
I 1 




2 
1 
2 
1 
2 

12 



4 
1 

4 
4 
4 

27 
7 
8 
1 



60 



7 
5 
1 

1 
2 
7 
2 
6 

31 



SCORE BY INNINGS 
Chicago .0 330100000000000000 0—7 
Cinc'ti. ..0 4210000000000000000-7 
SUMMARY 

Two base hits— Mullane, Dungan, Gumbert and 
O'Neill. 

Three base hits — Dahlen, Dungan. 

Stolen bas-s— McPhee, Comiskey. Wilmot, €ana- 
avan. 

Double plays— Smith-McPhee-Comiskey; Mullane- 
McPhee-Comiskey. 

Bases on balls — Mullane, 3; Gumbert, 3. 

Struck out — Mullane, 5; Gumbert, 4. 

Umpire — Gaffney. 



APPENDIX 



241 



.400 BATTERS OF ALL MAJOR LEAGUES 

Below will be found a complete list of players who 
have batted .400 or over in all major leagues: 




In 1887 bases on balls were counted as base hits. 



242 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS 

RECORDS AND RECORD HOLDERS 

Below will be found the more important records in the 
history of the national game: 

ATTENDANCE 

Largest, at New York, Oct. 14, 1911, World's Series, 38,281. 

AVERAGES 
Highest pitching, games won, A. G. Spalding, 1875, .899. 
Highest batting, J. E. O'Neill, 1887, .492. 

Highest catching, Sugden, 1904, .990; O'Connor, 1906, .990; Bower- 
man, 1907, .990. 

First basemen, 1910, F. L. Chance, .996. 

Second basemen, 1905, N, Lajoie, .991. 

Third basemen, 1911, T. Turner, .970. 

Shortstop, 1910, T.Turner, .973. 

Left fielder, 1906, P. Dougherty, .987; 1907, Fred Clarke, .987. 

Center fielder, 1904, Harry Bay, .990. 

Right fielder, 1908, Frank Schulte, ,992. 

BASE RUNNING 

Largest number of stolen bases, Harry Stovey, 156, in 1888.. 
Circling the bases, Lobert, Oct. 12, 1910, 13 4-5 seconds. 
Bunt and run to first, Thoney, Sept. 11, 1907, 3 1-5 seconds; Shaw, 
Oct. 4, 1908, 3 1-5 seconds; Austin, Sept. 30, 1911, 3 1-5 seconds. 

BATTING 

Greatest number of base hits, Cobb, 248, 1911. 

Greatest number of home runs in a season: Major League, Freeman, 
25, 1889. Minor League, Roth, 36, 1901. 

Single game batting record: Beaumont, July 22, 1899, six hits in six 
times at bat; Ed. Delehanty, July 13, 1896, four home runs and a single 
in five times at bat; Danny Murphy, July, 1902, six hits in six times at 
bat; Hans Wagner, Aug. 22, 1910, seven hits in seven times at bat, dou- 
ble header; Lajoie, Oct. 9, 1910, eight hits in eight times at bat, double 
header. Minor League: Bottenus, 1895, four home runs and a double in 
five times at bat; Walsh, 1911, seven hits in seven times at bat; Lyon, 
seven hits in seven times at bat. 

Consecutive batting, Cobb, 1911, hit safely in forty straight games. 

Club batting, Corsicana, Texas, 1902, 10 two base hits, 12 three base 
hits, 19 home runs. 

Fungo hitting, Ed. Walsh, Sept. 30, 1911, 419 feet H inch. 

GAM ES 

Longest game on record, Brooklyn Athletic Club vs. East End All 
Stars, Cleveland, July 4, 1907, thirty innings. 

Longest professional game, Decatur vs. Bloomington, May 31, 1909, 
twenty-six innings. 

Longest major league games: American League, Athletics vs. Bos- 
ton, Sept. 1, 1906, twenty-four innings. National League, Chicago vs. 
Cincinnati, July 30, 1892, tie, twenty innings; Chicago vs. Philadelphia, 
Aug. 24, 1905, twenty innings. 

Longest college game, Wesleyan vs. Trinity of Hartford, June 6, 
1907, nineteen innings. 

. Shortest game, 32 minutes, Sept. 17, 1910, Atlanta vs. Mobile. 

Greatest number consecutive club victories, Providence, 1884, twen- 
ty; White Sox, 1906, nineteen. Minor league, Corsicana, 1902, twenty- 
eight. 



APPENDIX 243 

Greatest number g-ames won in championship season, Chicago Na- 
tional League team, 1906, 116. 

First 1 to game, Chicago vs. St. Louis, May 12, 1875. 

PITCH ING 

Greatest number of games pitched in a season, Radbourrie, 1884, 72; 
Clarkson, 1889, 72. 

Season's strike-out record. Major League: Waddell, 1904, 343. Mi- 
nor League: Gregg, 1911, 367. 

Strike-outs, nine inning game: Major League, Charles Sweeney, 
1884, nineteen; American Association, Tom Ramsey, 1887, seventeen; 
American League, Glade, 1904, sixteen; Waddell, 1908, sixteen. Minor 
League, Mitchell, 1909, twenty. College, Lynch, 1903, twenty-one; 
Conzleman, 1911, twenty-one; Gillens, 1911, twenty-one. 

Fewest balls pitched in game: Major League, Sanders, 1891, sixty- 
eight. Minor League, Delhi, 1911, seventy-five. 

THROWING 

Long distance, Sheldon LeJeune, 1910, 426 feet 9^ inches. 

UNASSISTED TRIPLE PLAYS 

Paul Hines, 1878. This is disputed by some authorities. 

Harry O'Hagan, 1902. 

Larry Schlafly, 1904. 

Simeon Murch, 1906. 

Neal Ball, 1909. 

Walter Carlisle, 1911. 

Harry Calvert, 1911. 

MINOR LEAGUE HIGH AVERAGE PITCHERS 

The following table gives the high percentage pitch- 
ers of the minor leagues for a number of years. Some of 
the players named are now major leaguers: 

Name. Games. Per ct. 

Quinn 14 1.000 

Wolters 27 .926 

Doane 13 .923 

Steiger 13 .923 

Fisher 13 .923 

Caspar 36 .889 

Mayer 20 .880 

Young 33 .879 

Henderson 40 .875 

Nolley 24 .864 

Friel 14 .857 

Cellar 29 .856 

Morton 20 .850 

McCormick 20 .850 

Parker : 26 .846 

McFarland 26 .846 

Murphy 32 .843 

VanDyke 24 .833 

Warhop : 36 .833 

Hofer ...20 .818 

Sallee 32 .818 

Phelps 22 .818 

Krause 21 .816 

Chalmers 31 .816 



244 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS 



AN EARLY PERIOD TRIPLE PLAY 

Following is the score of a game played at Clinton, 
Iowa, on July 6, 1877, between the Actives of that city and 
the Fairbanks team of Chicago in which a triple play and 
thirteen strike-outs were recorded: 



FAIRBANKS 



Brown. If 

Forrest, c 

Furlong, 2b 

Burke, ss 

Bachil, p 

Bodely, 3b 

Gillin, lb 

Dunning, If 

Seemers, cf 1 



Totals. 



R. 


H. 


P.O. 


i 
A. 


3 


5 


1 





1 


3 


15 


2 


2 


2 


1 





2 


2 





2 





2 


2 


14 


1 


3 





I 





2 


7 


6 





1 








1 


1 


1 



25 


10 


21 


27 



ACTIVES 



Waterman, lb. 
Farrell, 2b . . . 

1'aylor, p 

Webber, rf . . . . 
Crosby, 3b. . . . 
Zimmerman, c. 
Bowman, cf . . 

Senn, If 

Munroe, ss 

Total 



R. 



H. P.O. 



E. 



I 16 
2 3 







4 27 



21 



2 
2 

1 
1 
2 
3 


1 

12 



SUMMARY 

Two base hit — Bodely. 
Struck out— By Bachil, 13; by Taylor, 6. 
Bases on balls— Off Bachil, 1; off Taylor, 1. 
Triple play — Taylor, Farrell and Waterman. 
Left on bases— Fairbanks, 6; Actives, 3. 
Umpire — Tate. 



Taylor, of the Actives, was one of the first of the 
early curve pitchers and a good one when in condition. The 
Fairbanks were a semi-pro team of Chicago and had quite a 
reputation throughout neighboring cities of Illinois and ad- 
joining states. 



APPENDIX 



245 



PENNANT RACES OF THE AMERICAN LEAGUE 

The table which follows shows the standing of the 
different teams of the American League for each year since 
its organization in 1900. Twelve pennant races have been 
decided in that time. Chicago placed three victories to her 
credit, Philadelphia won four, Detroit took three and the 
Boston team two: 



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Black figures indicate pennant winners for the year 



noted. 



246 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS 

PENNANT RACES PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION 



YEARS 



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1871. 

1872. 

1873. 

1874. 

1875. 

1876* 

1877. 

1878. 

1879. 

1880. 

1881. 

1882. 

1883. 

1884. 

1885. 

1886. 

1887. 

1888. 

1889. 

1890. 

1891. 

1892. 

1893. 

1894. 

1895. 

1896. 

1897. 

1898 

1899. 

1900. 

1901. 

1902, 

1903. 

1904. 

1905. 

1906, 

1907. 

1908, 

1909, 

1910. 

1911, 



Pn'ts wor 
Years . . . 



.687 

830 

729 

717 

899 

.557 

646 

683 

.628 

.474 

.457 

.536 

643 

.658 

.410 

.478 

.5041 

.5221 

.648 

.571' 

630 

680 

667 

.629 

.542 

.565 

705 

685 

.625 

.478 

.500' 

.533 

.420 

.359 

.331 

.225 

.392 

.409 

.294' 

.34^ 

.291 



.452 
.629 
.547 
.646 
.433 
.375 



.610 



.479 
.554 
.758 
.630 



.465 
.449 
788 
.375 
.500 
.579 
798 
667 
655 
.602 
.554 
770j 
726 
.553; .587 
641' .5711 
659 508 
.481' .610' 
.538 .607 
.470| .479 
.515 .445 
.667 .432! 
. 5041 . 554i 
.489 .555 
.634 .447 
.513 .567 
.400 .507 
.435 .474 
.380.881 
.353 .497 
.604 .594 
693, .608 
6861 .601 
.6321 765 
.536 704 



...1759 

,228|.681 
314 .549 
,411! .589 
,045 .726 
237 



...1.573 
,138 .703 
. ...i .396 
.617.. 
.514.. 
.2621 .. 



173 
348 
509 
622 
610 
531 
49^ 
667j .595 
.4451 .496' 
.6171.5691 
.508, .558 
.534.5591 
.542 .595: 
.443 .477 
.462 .417 
.372 ,523' 
682 .618 
603 .543 



.586 
.409 
.547 



,333 
,353 



373 
508; .432 
419! .424 .5001 
508 .298 538! 



.345 

.285 



.312 
.559 
.429 
.512 
.567 
312 



.444 
.492 
.462: 
.168 
.407 
.516 
.628; 



.3331 
.2221 

.207i 



,154 



.459 
.571 



.581 
.543 



.636 



643 



.601 .680: 
.5911676 
6471 .597 



.593 
.409 
.515 .363 
.366 .342 
.316.546 
.434| 464 
.4391.566; 
.3441.539! 
.3591.484! 
.416.5101 
.427 .5201 



.606 
,576 
.601 
,553 
,445 
.374 
.500 
.532 
.576 
.516 
.424 
.431 
.474 
.504 
.487 
.458 



.308 
.229 
.260 



.512: 
.454! 
.486 



12 
41 



5 
35 



10! 
391 



26 



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APPENDIX 247 

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248 BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS 

CASEY AT THE BAT 

"Casey at the Bat," the base ball classic, is presented 
here as one of the important outcroppings of the national 
game. It made its appearance about 1888 and was popular- 
ized by DeWolf Hopper. It has many claimants as to au- 
thorship, but this honor is generally given to Phineas Thay- 
er. The poem follows: 

There was ease in Casey's manner as he stepped into his place; 
There was pride in Casey's bearing, and a smile on Casey's face. 
And when, responding to the cheers, he lightly doffed his hat, 
No stranger in the crowd could doubt 'twas Casey at the bat. 

Ten thousand eyes were on him as he rubbed his hands with dirt, 
Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt. 
Then while the New York pitcher ground the ball into his hip, 
Defiance gleamed in- Casey's eye, a sneer curled Casey's lip. 

And now the leather-covered sphere came hurling through the air, 

And Casey stood a-watching it in haughty grandeur there. 

Close by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded sped — 

"That ain't my style," said Casey. "Strike one," the umpire said. 

From the benches, black with people, there went up a muffled roar, 
Like the beating of storm waves on a stern and distant shore. 
"Kill him! Kill the umpire!" shouted some one in the stand. 
And it's likely they'd have killed him had not Casey raised his hand. 

With a smile of Christian charity great Casey's visage shone; 
He stilled the rising tumult, he bade the game go on; 
He signaled to Sir Timothy, once more the spheroid flew; 
But Casey still ignored it, and the umpire said, "Strike two." 

"Fraud!" cried the maddened thousands, and echo answered "Fraud!" 
But one scornful look from Casey and the audience was awed. 
They saw his face grow stern and cold, they saw his muscles strain, 
And they knew that Casey wouldn't let that ball go by again. 

The sneer is gone from Casey's lip, his teeth are clinched in hate; 
He pounds with cruel violence his bat upon the plate. 
And now the pitcher holds the ball, and now he lets it go, 
And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey's blow. 

Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; 
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light; 
And somewhere men are laughing, ard somewhere children shout. 
But there is no joy in Bungtown— mighty Casey has struck out. 



APPENDIX 249 

REACH'S ALL-AMERICANS CROSS THE PACIFIC 

On Nov. 3, 1908, Reach's All-American team left San 
Francisco for a tour of Japan, China and the Philippine 
and the Hawaiian islands. The team was composed of the 
following players: Delehanty, Flaherty, Burns, Bliss, Gra- 
ney, Heitmuller, Williams, Danzig, Hildebrand, Devereaux, 
Curtis and McArdle. Mike Fisher was in charge. Forty 
games were played on the trip, of which number the Amer- 
icans won thirty-seven. The tourists returned to the 
United States Feb. 15, 1909. 

TRIPS TO CUBA 

Three American teams visited Cuba in the fall of 
1911. 

The New Britain team of the Connecticut League 
won only four of fourteen games played on the island. 

The Philadelphia National League players won five 
of nine games played. 

The New York National Leaguers were more fortu- 
nate. They played twelve games and won nine. 



SUPPLEMENT 



DETROIT PLAYERS STRIKE 

SUSPENSION OF COBB RESULTS IN ACTION THAT 
CAUSES A SENSATION 

The Detroit team went on strike May 18, 1912, and 
declined to play the game scheduled for that date at Phila- 
delphia because President Johnson refused to reinstate Ty. 
Cobb, who had been suspended for assaulting a grandstand 
spectator for making insulting remarks. Jennings saved 
the Detroit management a $5,000 fine by putting a make- 
shift nine in the field. Philadelphia won, 24 to 2. A meet- 
ing of the American League was held to consider the trou- 
ble, but before anything was done the players returned to 
their work, still maintaining, however, the justness of their 
cause. Later, a fine of $100 was assessed against them and 
$50 against Cobb. It was stated that Mr. Navin had pre- 
viously agreed to pay any fines which might be imposed. 

DEATH OF HIRAM H. WALDO 

Hiram H. Waldo, known as the "father of base ball 
in the west," died at his home in Rockford, 111., April 26, 
1912, aged 84 years. Mr. Waldo was at the head of the old 
Forest City team and much of the success of that organiza- 
tion, which had Spalding and Anson on its roster, was due to 

251 



252 



BASE BALL AND BASE BALL PLAYERS. 



his efforts. Mr. Waldo had lived in Rockford over sixty 
years. 

UNITED STATES LEAGUE IN FIELD 

The United States League opened its season May 1, 
1912, with clubs at Nev^ York, Chicago, Cincinnati, Pitts- 
burg, Cleveland, Washington, Richmond and Reading. La- 
ter the circuit was reduced to six cities. President Witt- 
man filed a petition in bankruptcy in June, as a means of 
protection to his creditors, it was stated. 

HOFMAN AND COLE TRADED 

In June, 1912, Arthur Hof man and "King*' Cole of 
the Chicago National League team were traded to Pittsburg 
for Leifield and Leach. Hofman was one of the Cub stars 
and Cole the pitching sensation of 1910. The news of the 
transaction caused a stir in base ball circles. 

Shortly after this transfer Barney Pelty of the St. 
Louis team was turned over to Washington. 

PRESENTS FOR McALEER, McROY AND STAHL 

Upon the occasion of the visit of the Red Sox to 
Chicago in June, 1912, chests of silver were presented to 
McAleer and Stahl and a gold watch to McRoy. Large 
crowds were in attendance. 

WASHINGTON WINS SEVENTEEN GAMES 

The Washington team startled the base ball world 
early in the season of 1912 by winning seventeen straight 
games. The victorious march .of the Senators was checked 
by the Athletics. The record: 



May 30 — Washington, 5 


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SUPPLEMENT. 



253 



MARQUARD MAKING REMARKABLE RECORD 

Another feature of the 1912 season was the work of 
Marquard, pitcher for the New York National League 4;eam, 
who won seventeen games up to the time this portion of 
this book went to press. The record follows: 



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ERRATA 

On pages 41 and 44, read "Bond headed the pitch- 
ers, '* instead of Larkin and Ward. 

On page 141 date of assembling of peace conference 
should be 1903 instead of 1902. 



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